# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C1vzMBGMHCp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10570026-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-06T05:25:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to return to Portland International Airport after a section of the fuselage suddenly blew out of the plane Friday evening with a big boom and a rush of air through a gaping hole, passengers told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

The seat next to the destroyed section of the plane was unoccupied but the force ripped the shirt off a teenager in the middle seat, leaving his skin reddened from the sudden decompression, passengers said.

Click the link in our bio to read more.

Video courtesy of a reader who was on the plane

#portland #PDX #PDXAirport #AlaskaAir

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- **Views:** 86,003
- **Likes:** 11,845
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## Tags

pdx, portland, pdxairport, alaskaair

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