Indiza ye-Continental Airlines esuka eBrussels ifike iphephile esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Newark Liberty International ngemuva kokuthi ukaputeni wendiza eshone phakathi nendiza ngoLwesine ekuseni, i-CBS 2 ithole.
Izikhulu ze-Federal Aviation Administration zithi i-Continental Flight 61, i-Boeing 777 enabagibeli abangu-247, ifike eNewark ngo-11:49 ekuseni eNewark bekuyindawo yokugcina ibhanoyi. Indiza isuke eBrussels ngo-9:45 ekuseni, kanti ukapteni washona cishe amahora amathathu kuya kwamane endizeni. Udokotela owayesemkhunjini uveze ukuthi umshayeli wendiza ushonile.
Izikhulu zezwekazi zitshela i-CBS 2 ukuthi umshayeli wendiza oneminyaka engu-61 ushone ngezizathu zemvelo. Ayikadalulwa imininingwane yakhe, kodwa izikhulu zithi usebenze kule nkampani iminyaka engu-21 kanti ubezinze eNewark.
"Inkampani ibixhumana nomndeni wakhe futhi sidlulisa ukuzwelana kwethu okukhulu," kusho isitatimende senkampani yezindiza. “Abasebenzi abakule ndiza bahlanganisa nomshayeli wendiza owengeziwe owathatha indawo yomshayeli wendiza oshonile. Indiza iqhubekile ngokuphepha nabashayeli bezindiza ababili endaweni yokulawula.”
Izikhulu zithi ngaphezu kwamaphoyisa amabili okuqala endizeni bekukhona nethimba leziqiwi.
"Kulokhu, bekuyindiza yaphesheya kwezilwandle, ngakho-ke ngenxa yobude kuvame ukuba nesikhulu sesibili sokuqala," uchwepheshe wezokundiza u-Al Yurman utshele i-CBS 2.
Isidumbu sikakaputeni sakhishwa endlini yabagibeli safakwa endaweni yokuphumula yabasebenzi ngesikhathi sendiza.
Inqwaba yophiko lwezimo eziphuthumayo ibisendaweni yesigameko eNewark futhi ilandele indiza etiyeleni ngemuva kokuhlala.
I-Boeing 777 iyi-twinjet enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni futhi ingathwala abagibeli abacela ku-400 kuyo.
