Watch: Alaska Airlines' plane window blows out mid-air

Oregon: An Alaska Airlines flight travelling from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, had to make an emergency landing on Friday night after one of the windows of the aircraft blew out mid-air. According to CBS News, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 left Portland International Airport at 4:52 p.m. Pacific Standard Time and was shortly returned to Portland following the incident. As per the reports, the aircraft reached approximately 16,000 feet about six minutes into the flight before beginning its descent. More details here

The authorities noted that the jet comprised of 174 passengers and six crew members aboard.