Alaska Airlines lands 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air
The airline apologised to those affected, saying an inspection found "no concerning findings".
On Friday, one of its planes had to make an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon after an outer section of the plane fell off.
The plane, carrying 177 passengers and crew, landed safely in Portland.
Boeing said it was aware of the incident and was "working to gather more information".
The UK Civil Aviation Authority told that it was "monitoring the situation very closely".
Evan Smith, one of the 171 passengers, said: "There was a loud bang towards the left rear of the plane and a woosh noise - and all the air masks dropped.
"They said there was a kid in that row who had his shirt sucked off him and out of the plane, and his mother was holding onto him to make sure he didn't go with it."
Diego Murillo said the gap was "as wide as a refrigerator".
Fellow passenger Elizabeth Lee added: "Part of the plane was missing, and the wind was just extremely loud. but everyone was in their seats and had their belt on."
Jessica Montoia described the flight as a "trip from hell" adding a phone was taken out of a man's hand by the wind.
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