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Originally Posted by idi banashapan
Last time any of those people on board will get on a plane, I'm sure. Especially the guy who had his shift ripped off him... F that!
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It's the kind of thing which happens so rarely it's big news when it does.
Statistically air travel is very safe, getting in a car and going to the supermarket is probably more likely to get involved in an accident. Of course, when a plane crashes, it's more likely to seriously injure or kill a lot more people but then that's the case if a bus crashes as opposed to a car too.
This looks to be some sort of manufacturing defect - it is noticeable that the shape ripped off is a door shape, and that Alaska got their 737s without an optional door in that place. It's possible the process of converting that was defective and maybe it wouldn't be something that might be picked up in maintenance. When you're travelling a long way up and at speed the pressurisation is much different so anything which could be weaker may well pop over time.