Alaska Airlines Celebrates Return to ‘Reliable Operation’ with 30% Off Sale Following Mid-Air Blowout

The airline is offering a discount for selected dates and destinations from February 8 to March 13

• Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737-Max 9 planes were cleared to travel Friday after being grounded for inspections
• The grounding was the result of a mid-air explosion that an Alaska Airlines plane experienced earlier in January
• Celebrating the return of a full flight schedule, the airline is offering 30 percent off flights for a limited time

Alaska Airlines is offering 30 percent off flights for a limited time following the mid-air incident on one of its planes earlier in January.

The airline’s official website implies that the sale is to celebrate their return to “reliable operation” now that their previously grounded Boeing 737-Max 9 aircraft have been cleared for travel after weeks of inspections.

“We’re returning to the reliable performance you’ve come to expect from Alaska,” reads their website.

Travelers will need to use the code THANKYOU30 by January 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT to receive the discount on flights from February 8 to March 13. However, only selected days and destinations listed on their website are eligible for the full discount. All other routes will receive a 10 percent discount using the code above.

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An Alaska Airlines flight departs from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

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Earlier in January, 177 Alaska Airlines passengers witnessed part of their plane’s fuselage explode in mid-air shortly after taking off from Portland, Oregon. The Boeing 737-9 was flying to Ontario, California when the incident occurred.

As the plane safely turned around and made an emergency landing in Portland, videos taken by passengers on the plane revealed a large hole in the side of the plane opening into the night sky.

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Image taken of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 after part of its fuselage exploded in mid-air.

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Shocking details of the incident emerged in the days after the incident, including how one passenger’s shirt was torn off by suction from the impact and how an Oregon resident claimed to have found the passenger’s phone that had fallen 16,000 feet in the sky.

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Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said in a statement following the incident: “Following tonight’s event on Flight 1282, we have decided to take the precautionary step of temporarily grounding our fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft. Each aircraft will only be returned to service after full maintenance and safety inspections have been completed. We expect all inspections to be completed in the next few days.”

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