An Alaska Airlines flight from Honolulu to Anchorage, Alaska, was forced to return after a faulty sink caused water to flood the cabin of the Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger jet, according to reports.
The flight took off on Friday at 10:16 p.m., according to FlightAware.
According to the Daily Mail, the captain of Alaska Airlines Flight 828 decided to turn back when water started leaking about 90 minutes into the flight.
The plane landed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport 2 hours and 18 minutes after its initial takeoff.
“As soon as I opened the front toilet door, probably 2 to 4 inches of water was pouring out,” passenger Dustin Parker told KTUU-TV.
“An hour and a half into the flight, I noticed water, and I think it was significant. All over the floorboards of that plane. [were] It’s completely wet. ”
A video shared by Parker shows flight attendants throwing paper towels on the plane’s floor to try to mop up the water.
The center aisle appears to shine from what appears to be the front of the plane all the way to the rear.
Eventually, the paper towels will be replaced with something like a blue blanket.
“We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused by this incident and commend the actions of our crew members to ensure the health and comfort of our customers,” Alaska Airlines said in a statement to FOX Business.
Flights from Honolulu to Anchorage typically take about 6 hours, according to FlightAware.
The flight had to be canceled due to a lack of replacement aircraft, but the airline said affected passengers were “rescheduled for alternative flights.”
Both Alaska Airlines and Boeing made headlines after mid-flight explosions in January.
Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Portland International Airport in Oregon on January 5th., when the door plug of a jetliner blows off as it ascends for a trip to California.
No injuries were reported on the plane, which was carrying 171 passengers and six crew members at the time.
Following the explosion, the FAA grounded a similar Boeing 737 Max 9 airliner for inspection.
The suspension resulted in the cancellation of thousands of flights.
Passengers whose door plugs were blown mid-air on an Alaska Airlines flight last month received a letter from the FBI saying they were “possible victims of a crime.”
FOX Business’ Stepheny Price, Haley Chi-Sing and Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
