Indiza ye-American Airlines esuka eChicago iya eReagan National Airport iphambukiselwe eDulles International Airport ngasekupheleni kukaMsombuluko ngemuva kokuthi abasebenzi bebike ngokukhathazeka kwezokuphepha okubandakanya umgibeli, kusho iziphathimandla.
Indaba yezokuphepha ayizange idalulwe ngokushesha, kanti izikhulu ezithungathe ibhanoyi ngemuva kokufika kwalo azizange zithole izinto eziyingozi ebhanoyini. Umgibeli okusolakala ukuthi uyasolisa ubengekho ohlwini lwababukeli, kusho okhulumela i-American Airlines.
I-American Eagle Flight 4117 ifike ngokuphepha ngaphambi nje kwamabili nabagibeli abangu-45, kusho okhulumela inkampani yezindiza uTim Smith, ngokusho kwe-Associated Press. Uthe abasebenzi babike ngokukhathazeka kwezokuphepha ngesikhathi bendiza beya kwaTransportation Security Administration, ecebise umshayeli wendiza ukuthi ahlale eDulles esikhundleni sikaNational. Iningi labagibeli lizishiye lodwa esikhumulweni sezindiza, kanti abanye banikezwe izinto zokuhamba, kusho uSmith. Izikhumulo zezindiza ezimbili eNyakatho Virginia ziqhelelene ngamamayela angu-28.
Esitatimendeni sangoLwesibili ekuseni, i-TSA ithe "yazisiwe ngomgibeli owenze okungajwayelekile" endizeni, eyabe isidluliselwe eDulles ngesicelo seNational Capital Region Coordination Center futhi "yahlala ngaphandle kwesigameko cishe ngo-11:53 pm EDT. .”
Isitatimende sithe i-TSA kanye nabezomthetho bahlangane nendiza futhi "bonke abagibeli bavunyelwe ukuthi baqhubeke." Ayizange isheshe ichaze ukuthi umgibeli wenzeni ukuphambukisa noma ukunikeza eminye imininingwane ngesigameko.
Umkhulumeli weWashington Metropolitan Airports Authority uthe lesi simo sixazululwe ngemuva nje kokuthi indiza ye-American Eagle ihlale futhi abanye abagibeli bathathwe ngamabhasi baya eNational.
Indiza bekumele indize ngoLwesibili ekuseni isuka eDulles ilibhekise eNational.
