Additional Passengers Sue Alaska Airlines, Boeing

Four more plaintiffs are suing Boeing and Alaska Airlines has been sued for the first time over the Flight 1282 incident.

Meg Godlewski

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 03:52 PM ET

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The Boeing 737 Max 9 makes up 20 percent of Alaska Airlines’ fleet. [Courtesy: Alaska Airlines]

Key Takeaways:

Multiple passengers are suing Alaska Airlines and Boeing for negligence and product liability following the explosive decompression incident on Flight 1282.
The lawsuit alleges Alaska Airlines allowed the Boeing 737 Max 9 to fly over land despite prior warnings about its pressurization system and deeming it unsafe for overwater operations.
Boeing is accused of delivering a faulty door plug and having long-standing quality control issues, which caused extreme fear and distress among passengers during the incident.

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Four more passengers aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 are suing the air carrier along with Boeing for allegedly endangering them by allowing the Boeing 737 Max 9 to fly on January 5. According to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Seattle, the airline was aware of problems with the aircraft’s pressurization system.

There were 177 on board when the aircraft lost a door plug while climbing through 16,000 feet and experienced explosive decompression, resulting in a door-sized hole on the left side of the fuselage. The accident happened 13 minutes after takeoff from Portland International Airport (KPDX) in Oregon. The aircraft was bound for Ontario, California.