Inkampani yezindiza iphika ukwenqaba usizo ngokulibaziseka kwamahora angu-9

I-TACA International Airlines ngoLwesithathu iphikise imibiko yokuthi yenqabile usizo oluvela kuziphathimandla zikahulumeni njengoba indiza ethwala abagibeli abangu-191 yahlala etiyeleni amahora ayisishiyagalolunye e-LA/Ontario International Airport.

I-Flight670 esuka eSan Salvador, e-El Salvador, iphambukiselwe esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Ontario ngesikhathi inkungu igubuzela Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe e-Los Angeles ekuseni ngoMsombuluko. Inkampani yezindiza, izikhulu zesikhumulo sezindiza kanye neziphathimandla zase-US Customs and Border Protection ziyaqhubeka nokusolana ngokungakhulumisani phakathi nosizi olude.

"Lokhu kubambezeleka, okudalwe yizimo ezingalawulwa yinkampani yezindiza ngaphezu kokukhiqiza izindleko zokusebenza, nakho kudala izindleko ezingokomzwelo kubagibeli bethu," kusho uJulio Gomez, iphini likamongameli we-TACA, esitatimendeni esibhaliwe. "Kungokwemvelo ukuthi inkampani yezindiza ihlale ibheka izindlela zokuzixazulula nokuzinqanda, noma nini lapho kungenzeka."

Ijeli i-Airbus A320-100 yehlele esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Ontario ngaphambi nje kwamabili yalinda ukuthi ifakwe uphethiloli ngaphambi kokudlulela ku-LAX. Kodwa-ke, inkampani ephehla uphethiloli itshele umshayeli wendiza ukuthi imatasa kakhulu iphatha ezinye izindiza ezithwala impahla nabagibeli ezingaba ngu-40 eziphambukiselwe e-Ontario ngenxa yenkungu.

Phakathi naleso sikhathi, izikhulu ezihlola izimpahla ezingenayo impahla zitshele inkampani yezindiza ukuthi mathathu kuphela ama-customs atholakala esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Ontario, ngokwesitatimende se-TACA. Iziphathimandla zeCustoms zibe seziyalela indiza ukuthi ilinde ukuze abagibeli bazocutshungulwa e-LAX, kusho izikhulu zendiza.

Kodwa izikhulu zesikhumulo sezindiza zanikeza inguqulo ehlukile yezenzakalo.

I-TACA ayikaze icele imvume yokwehla futhi yenqaba izethembiso eziningi zokucubungula abagibeli e-Ontario, bese ibathumela ngebhasi e-LAX, kusho uNancy Castles, okhulumela i-Los Angeles World Airports, i-ejensi esebenza esikhumulweni sezindiza i-LAX ne-Ontario.

Iqembu okungenani lelinye indiza eyodwa ephambukisiwe yamazwe ngamazwe livumele abagibeli ukuthi bahlolwe yinhlangano e-Ontario. Labo bahambi babe sebethatha ibhasi eliya e-LAX.

"Uma sibheka emuva, kube nezinketho eziningi ezitholakalayo ku-TACA ngemuva kokuthi iFlight 670 ifike e-Ontario," kusho uCastles. "Ukube noma iyiphi yalezi zinketho ibisetshenziswa, ngabe ivimbele abagibeli ukuthi bahlale endizeni isikhathi eside kangaka."

UCarlos Martel, umqondisi wetheku le-US Customs kwa-LAX, akaphendulanga izingcingo ezimbalwa ngoLwesithathu efuna ukuphawula ngezinsolo ze-TACA. Ngasekuqaleni kwaleli sonto, u-Martel uthe izisebenzi ze-TACA zinqabile usizo olunikezwa izikhulu zezindiza kanye nezama ukungena.

Abenzeli bentela basuke esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Ontario ngo-1:30a.m. njengoba indiza isaqhubeka nokulinda uphethiloli owengeziwe, ngokusho kwezikhulu zezindiza. Umshayeli wendiza we-TACA wabe esecela ukuthi abenzeli bentela bahlale sekwephuzile e-LAX.

Cishe ngemva kwehora, izikhulu ze-custom zatshela inkampani yezindiza ukuthi umsebenzi wokuhlola we-LAX uzovalwa kuze kube u-6 ekuseni.

Izikhulu zezindiza zibe sezihamba zizama ukuthola enye indawo lapho zingahlala khona, kodwa zathola izikhumulo zezindiza eziseduze e-San Francisco, Oakland, Las Vegas, Phoenix naseFresno kungenzeka ukuthi zazingenabo abasebenzi noma nazo zigubuzelwe yinkungu, ngokwesitatimende se-TACA.

Okungenani umgibeli oyedwa ushayele i-911, okwenza izimoto zamaphoyisa asesikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Ontario zizungeze indiza.

I-TACA ithi amaphoyisa asesikhumulweni sezindiza ame ngaphandle kwendiza ukuze abagibeli bangehli, kodwa izikhulu zesikhumulo sezindiza ziziphikile lezi zinsolo.

“Umsebenzi womnyango wamaphoyisa esikhumulweni sezindiza wukuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu abangagunyaziwe abangeni ezindaweni ezibekelwe imingcele ezokuphepha esikhumulweni sezindiza, okuhlanganisa nenkundla yezindiza,” kusho uCastles. “Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaphoyisa asesikhumulweni sezindiza awazange avimbe indiza ukuthi isuke. Lokhu kube yingxabano phakathi kwenkampani yezindiza kanye nempahla engenayo. "

Indiza emile iphinde yabambezeleka ngesikhathi iqembu elisha lendiza ye-TACA lithatha indiza ngo-7am. ngoba ithimba langaphambilini lalidlule amahora amaningi endiza.

Izikhulu zesikhumulo sezindiza zigcine zivunyelwe ukugibela ngo-6 ekuseni. ukusiza izindlu zangasese kanye nokuhlinzeka abagibeli ngokudla namanzi. Abasebenzi bezokwelapha nabo bavunyelwe endizeni ukuthi bahlole okungenani abagibeli abathathu abakhala ngokugula okungatheni. Akekho owalaliswa esibhedlela.

Ngemva kokuba inkungu isiphelile futhi indiza ifakwe uphethiloli, i-TACA Flight 670 yagcina isiphumile esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Ontario ngo-9am, yahlala e-LAX cishe emizuzwini engu-20 kamuva.