Alaska Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight cancellations through Tuesday

Alaska Airlines said it will extend its cancellation of Boeing 737 MAX 9 flights through Tuesday, January 16, for planes that have been grounded since last week's mid-air cabin panel blowout.

Alaska has been cancelling about 20 per cent of daily flights since Saturday after the grounding of its 65 MAX 9 planes.

• Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light