A Plane Lost Its Roof at 24,000 Feet – Here's What Happened

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Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

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🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243 took off from Hawaii’s Hilo International Airport. The flight was traveling to Honolulu, less than an hour away. The weather was glorious, and conditions were optimal, but just a few minutes after take-off a massive boom suddenly jolted the entire plane. Without any warning, the roof covering the first-class cabin was explosively ripped away! Passengers and flight crew panicked. Would they be sucked out into the big blue sky? Would they be able to make an emergency landing? Would the rest of the plane break apart at any minute? If you want to find out what happened, stay tuned, as we take off into this terrifying story, and many more like it!

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0:00.0	Welcome aboard the Turkish Airlines podcast channel.
0:07.2	Are you ready for a new adventure?
0:11.0	Merhabah passengers, this is your captain speaking.
0:13.6	Welcome aboard the inaugural episode of the Wideen Your World podcast, part of the Turkish Airlines series.
0:26.2	Thank you. podcast, part of the Turkish airline series. The weather. Tomorrow, expect a...
0:29.4	Biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off.
0:35.3	The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:39.1	that'll soak you to the skin.
0:41.3	By Monday, temperatures will rise
0:42.9	slowly but surely reaching
0:44.8	their peak in the afternoon.
0:47.4	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:49.6	Fly cheaply to Turkey with
0:51.1	Sun Express. Sun Express,
0:53.7	non-stop sunshine. On April 28th, 1988,
0:58.3	Aloha Airlines Flight 243 took off from Hawaii's Hilo International Airport. The flight was
1:04.8	traveling to Honolulu less than an hour away. The weather was glorious and conditions were optimal, but just a few minutes
1:12.7	after takeoff, a massive boom suddenly jolted the entire plane. Without any warning,
1:18.1	the roof covering the first-class cabin was explosively ripped away. Passengers and flight crew
1:23.9	panicked. Would they be sucked out into the big blue sky? Would they be able to make an
1:29.1	emergency landing? Would the rest of the plane break apart at any minute? If you want to find out what
1:34.9	happens, stay tuned as we take off into this terrifying story and many more like it.
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