Thousands of passengers face flight cancellations as major airlines grounded dozens of Boeing jets after a mid-flight blowout over Oregon in the United States.
The US aviation regulator said 171 Boeing 737 Max 9s must be grounded for checks after part of an Alaska Airlines plane’s fuselage fell off on Friday.
Alaska said about 23,000 passengers had flights cancelled on Saturday, with further disruption expected.
United Airlines has grounded all 79 of its Max 9 planes.
Other airlines which also fly the planes have temporarily taken them out of service. (BBC)
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