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Flight 1282: Alaska Airlines BREAKS mid-air, vows to pay survivors
Alaska Airlines’ Flight 1282 broke apart mid-air, just 20 minutes after taking off. Survivors who were onboard will be compensated.
Alaska Airlines accident. Image via X @BXTS_CS/ @EchosofWisdom
Alaska Airlines is offering compensation to passengers who survived on Flight 1282 following a portion of the aircraft they were travelling on blowing out and detaching mid-flight on 5 January, People reported.
ALASKA AIRLINES TO COMPENSATE SURVIVORS ON FLIGHT 1282
According to the publication, all 177 passengers that were aboard Alaska Airlines’ Flight 1282 from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California, survived what could have easily become a fatal accident. It is said that a plug door that was situated towards the rear of the aircraft blew out at 16 000 feet and caused a gaping hole on the side of the aircraft.
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The airplane company has since announced that they will cover each of the survivors with 24/7 access to counselling sessions and also compensate them with $1500 (an estimated R28 000) cash payment for other necessary expenses, the publication reported.
“Alaska Airlines provided a full refund to each guest on Flight 1282. As an immediate gesture of care, within the first 24 hours, we also provided a $1,500 cash payment to cover any incidental expenses to ensure their immediate needs were taken care of,” the airline company was quoted as saying.
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MORE ABOUT THE STORY
According to the Seattle Times, just twenty minutes after Flight 1282 took off from Portland earlier this month, a piece of fuselage broke loose and caused the incident in the travelling plane. “The one thing you know is that this is somebody’s fault,” Charles Herrmann, an aviation attorney was quoted as saying.
Boeing is planning additional inspections for its 737 Max planes following the terrifying incident which forced its pilots to perform an emergency landing, NBC reported. The Federal Aviation Administration was reported to have since grounded those Boeing 737 Max 9 airplanes equipped with door plugs for complete safety inspections.
