Abagibeli bakhishwe ngoLwesibili ekuseni endizeni yezindiza i-American Airlines efike ngokushesha esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Los Angeles International Airport ngesikhathi kutholwa intuthu endaweni yokusebenzela.

I-Boeing 757 ibibheke e-Honolulu kodwa yabuyela e-LAX ngemuva kokuthi umshayeli ebike ngentuthu, kusho uPaul Haney, isekela lomqondisi wesikhumulo sezindiza. I-American Flight 31 ifike iphephile ngabo-9:30 ekuseni, kusho u-Ian Gregor, okhulumela iFederal Aviation Administration.

Abagibeli kanye nabasebenzi baphume endizeni behamba ngezindawo eziphuthumayo. Abasebenzi abebesendlini yabasebenzi bafake izifihla-buso zomoya-mpilo ngesikhathi bebona intuthu, kusho uHaney.

Abezicishamlilo bebesetiyeleni bezosiza ngokuphuma.

Yomibili imigwaqo yezindiza eseningizimu yavalwa ngesikhathi kukhishwa futhi kamuva owodwa yavulwa kabusha.

Okhulumela uMnyango Wezomlilo eLos Angeles, uBrian Humphrey, utshele i-CNN ukuthi umshayeli wendiza ucele ukuthi kuhlale izimo eziphuthumayo cishe ihora elilodwa endizeni ngemuva kokuthi amalungu eqembu ebike ngephunga lentuthu esendlini. Uthe abezicishamlilo bebesebenzisa imishini yokuthwebula izithombe ezishisayo kodwa bebengakawuboni umlilo ebhanoyini.

Kubikwe imihuzukwana emibili phakathi kwabasebenzi abayisikhombisa nabagibeli abangu-150 abebegibele.