© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Boeing’s new 737 MAX-9 is pictured under construction at their production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/File Photo
(Reuters) – Alaska Airlines said it has canceled 170 Sunday flights affecting nearly 25,000 guests, a move after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered grounding of 171 Boeing (NYSE:) 737 MAX 9 airplanes to run inspections.
The airline expects additional significant cancellations through the first half of the week, it said on Sunday.
