On Tuesday, Korean Air announced that it was investigating an emergency incident over the weekend in which one of its Boeing 737-8 planes had to make a diversion because of a problem with pressurisation, with 17 injured passengers.
The Incheon-bound plane had to turn back around 50 minutes after take-off on Saturday due to a fault in the pressurisation system, according to a Korean Air rep who spoke on condition of anonymity stating this particular incident is part of a series of misadventures involving Boeing company jets.
Seventeen people out of 125 onboard received attention. And were subsequently discharged from hospitals without serious injuries, according to the carrier’s statement.
“We are cooperating fully with all relevant authorities in order to ascertain why this happened… We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this,” it further stated.
Saturday’s event occurred as Boeing has faced multiple production and quality control issues since early 2023 on their commercial aircrafts.
These included an occurrence last January when a panel on the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines’ 737 MAX blew off during mid-flight forcing it into making an emergency landing.
A number of incidents led its CEO, Dave Calhoun, appearing before a US Senate panel last week.
“Our culture isn’t perfect but we’re taking steps forward,” he added at the hearing.
