Ihhovisi Lenxusa LaseRussia eWashington DC njengamanje lizama ukuthola ukuthi zingaki izakhamizi zaseRussia, uma zikhona, ebezikundiza i-American Airlines Flight 5342 ebisebenza izolo ebusuku isuka eWichita, Kansas, iya eWashington DC futhi yaphahlazeka ngemuva kokushayisana nendiza enophephela emhlane yezempi yaseMelika.
Isikhungo sezindaba saseRussia i-TASS, sicaphuna ngemithombo yayo, isola ukuthi indiza ephahlazekile ibithwele amalungu eqembu lesizwe laseRussia u-Evgenia Shishkova noVadim Naumov, ompetha bomhlaba ngababili abashibilika eqhweni.
Ngokwemithombo yezindaba evela eWichita naseRussia, okungenani babengu-14 abashibiliki be-skaters endizeni. Babebuya ku-US Figure Skating Championships e-Wichita, Kansas.
Umenzeli wezemidlalo waseRussia u-Ari Zakaryan utshele i-Match TV ukuthi "abamele isikole saseRussia sokushibilika eqhweni" kungenzeka ukuthi bebegibele indiza.

Iningi labadlali be-skaters abandiza besuka eKansas bekuyizingane zabokufika baseRussia.
Abezokutakula babike ukuthi abekho abasindile engozini yendiza.
Ukucatshangelwa kokuqala ukuthi imbangela yenhlekelele yiphutha lomthumeli wokungayaleli abasebenzi bendiza enophephela emhlane ukuthi bashintshe ukuphakama.