Alaska Airlines extends cancellation of Boeing 737 MAX 9 flights until Tuesday By Reuters

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© Reuters. File photo: The fuselage plug of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737-9 Max that was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is visible during an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland.

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(Reuters) – Alaska Airlines said it would extend cancellations of its Boeing (NYSE:) 737 MAX 9 flights until Tuesday, Jan. 16 for the plane, which was grounded last week after a mid-air cabin panel ruptured.

Alaska has canceled about 20% of its daily flights starting Saturday after 65 MAX 9 aircraft were grounded.