The Department of Justice has reportedly opened a new probe into the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines flight blowout resulting in an emergency landing, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The Department of Justice is reportedly opening a probe into the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines blowout, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Investigators have reportedly contacted several passengers and crew members on the Jan. 5 flight, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing 'documents and people familiar with the matter.' 'In an event like this, it’s normal for the DOJ to be conducting an investigation.
Alaska Airlines flight 1282 made an emergency landing Jan. 5, shortly after taking off from Oregon’s Portland International Airport when a door plug blew off the jetliner as it was ascending for a trip to California. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The blowout prompted the FAA to ground similar Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners for inspections. The grounding resulted in thousands of flight cancellations. Fox News' Stephany Price and Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
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