4 crew members, 1 passenger injured on Alaska Airlines flight out of Seattle
Dec 30, 2024, 12:52 PM | Updated: 12:53 pm
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from Palm Springs on December 20, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo: Kevin Carter, Getty Images)
(Photo: Kevin Carter, Getty Images)
Several people were injured on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Phoenix last week, reported.
, four Alaska Airlines crew members were hospitalized and one passenger was injured after severe turbulence Thursday.
成人X站 7 stated Flight 700 took off from the Seattle-Tacoma International (Sea-Tac) Airport and was hit with turbulence around 2:30 p.m. MST while heading to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. , the turbulence occurred about an hour and 45 minutes into the 2.5-hour flight.
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An Alaska Airlines spokesperson told The Seattle Times that after the turbulence was reported, medical professionals met the plane at the gate. Four crew members and one passenger received medical attention.
The airline later apologized to passengers and expressed gratitude for the crew’s professionalism, according to 成人X站 7.
Alaska Airlines stated it is providing support for the affected crew members as they recover, according to 成人X站 7. The airline also said it is not releasing details about the crew’s recovery to protect their privacy, as of this reporting.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) the agency is continuing its investigation into the incident which, according to The Seattle Times, involved a Boeing 737 MAX.
On Dec. 22, a disruptive passenger on Alaska Airlines Flight 323, arriving from Milwaukee to Seattle, prompted a significant response from the Port of Seattle鈥檚 fire and crisis intervention team.
“A passenger, upon arrival at a gate from an inbound Milwaukee flight, opened an emergency exit row door and walked out on the wing,” one witness told .
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According to a spokesperson for Sea-Tac Airport, the Port of Seattle is not seeking charges against the passenger at this time. However, the spokesperson told 成人X站 7, “She may have broken FAA rules. So they, and the FAA and FBI, have been alerted.”
Contributing: Shawn Garrett, 成人X站 7 and Bill Kaczaraba, MyNorthwest
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