Alaska Airlines cancels 170 flights after FAA's orderThe airline expects additional significant cancellations through the first half of the week, it said on Sunday.
Passengers try to rebook their tickets from cancelled United Airlines flights after US air safety regulator the Federal Aviation Administration grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks because of the emergency landing of an Alaska Airlines plane, at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico January 7, 2024.
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Alaska Airlines said it has canceled 170 Sunday flights affecting nearly 25,000 guests, a move after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes to run inspections.
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The airline expects additional significant cancellations through the first half of the week, it said on Sunday.