Turkish Airlines (THY) has announced that it will ground all five Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircrafts in its fleet following an accident involving an Alaska Airlines aircraft, AFP reported.
"Following the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 incident, the five Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft in THY's fleet have been recalled for inspection as a precautionary measure," the airline said on its website.
The five planes will be "removed from the operational fleet" and inspected before flights resume, she added.
Turkish Airlines, based at Istanbul's new international airport, serves 120 countries.
It claims the title "the airline that serves the most countries in the world".
An Alaska Airlines flight lost its door shortly after takeoff from Portland Airport (Oregon, Northwestern United States).
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered an immediate inspection of the 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes that were grounded after the incident.
The FAA directive "requires airlines to inspect aircraft prior to onward flight," the agency said.
The U.S. Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, announced that it had sent a team to Portland to investigate the cause of the malfunction. /BGNES
