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THE SNEAKY REASON SUPERMARKETS PUT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT THE... DEAR ABBY: I'M TERRIFIED MY SON MAY LEARN THE SECRETS OF MY PAST Travel ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT CARRYING PETS ARRIVES WITH CARGO DOOR OPEN AS CARRIER AND BOEING FACE $1B LAWSUIT By Alex Mitchell Published March 8, 2024, 2:57 p.m. ET Here we go again. Embattled Alaska Airlines is at the center of a second aviation drama after a plane arrived at an airport gate in Portland, Ore. last Friday with its cargo door open. Advertisement The cargo hold was stowing passenger’s pets, according to local TV station KOIN, although none of the animals were injured. The plane had flown in from Los Cabos, Mexico. Alaska Airlines told KOIN in a statement that “there was no indication to the crew that the door was unsealed during [last Friday’s] flight and all indications point to the door partially opening after landing.” “Our maintenance teams inspected the aircraft, replaced a spring in the door, tested the door and reentered it into service,” the Alaska Airlines statement concluded. Advertisement EXPLORE MORE DOJ LAUNCHES CRIMINAL PROBE INTO ALASKA AIRLINES MID-AIR DOOR PLUG BLOWOUT: REPORT BOEING SLAMMED FOR REFUSING TO TURN OVER RECORDS ABOUT ALASKA AIRLINES BLOWOUT: ‘UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE’ FAA AUDIT FINDS BOEING QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEMS, ‘NON-COMPLIANCE ISSUES’ AFTER ALASKA AIRLINES BLOWOUT The Post reached out to Alaska Airlines for comment. Alaska Airlines hit headlines in January after a door plug blew off mid-air during a flight from Portland to Ontario, Calif. Advertisement 3 Embattled Alaska Airlines is at the center of a second aviation drama after a plane arrived at an airport gate in Portland, Ore. with its cargo door open. KOIN6 3 An Alaska Airlines cargo door was unsealed upon landing in Portland, Oregon. Pets were reportedly in the cargo. KOIN6 While the company appeared to downplay any issues, aviation expert Joe Schwieterman told KOIN that a cargo door opening up on its own as “a pretty major defect.” Advertisement “It affects a lot of the electrical equipment in that cargo hold. So, it is troublesome that you may have a plane where some things like this went undetected,” he said. Both Boeing and Alaska Airlines are already amid a $1B lawsuit over plane safety. The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board also warned that the January incident could be repeated. 3 Alaska Airlines has come under a litany of criticism over safety issues this winter. AFP via Getty Images Advertisement What do you think? Post a comment. 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