Boeing jetliner that lost large panel mid-air was restricted from flights over water due to warning light

Alaska Airlines restricted the aircraft from long flights over water so it could return to an airport quickly if the warning light reappeared

It is astounding how big business at all levels puts $$$$ before the safety of the consumers. It always was and always will be about the bottom line.

The Boeing jetliner used in the Alaska Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, after its door plug blew out in midair was not allowed to fly over water due to concerns about a warning light that lit up on three separate flights, a federal official announced Sunday.

In this case the government should shut down the entire fleet of Alaskan Airlines for 1 year because of their negligence and putting the lives of their passengers at risk. That is the only thing the abusers understand when it hits them in the pocketbook.