US transportation safety agency mulling investigation into fatal Frontier incident | Denver
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after the jet struck and killed a person on the runway during takeoff from Denver international airport.
According to a statement posted on the airport’s official The identity of this person has not been publicly disclosed.
After passengers got off the plane using the emergency slides, they were taken back to the terminal by bus. An airport representative said 12 passengers suffered minor injuries and five were taken to hospital. No additional information was provided regarding the nature of these injuries. But some passengers expressed concern about the evacuation process, saying they remained inside the plane for several minutes as smoke accumulated in the cabin and were then left outside on the tarmac in frigid conditions.
“We are gathering information about the emergency evacuation to determine whether it meets the security investigation criteria,” NTSB spokeswoman Sarah Taylor Sulick told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Sean Duffy, the US transportation secretary, said on Saturday that the deceased was a “trespasser” who violated airport security and “deliberately climbed the permit fence and ran onto the runway”.
“The person trespassing on the runway was struck by Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 during high-speed takeoff,” Duffy said. x post. It also confirmed 12 people were injured, five of whom required hospitalization. It was stated that fire crews also responded to the scene.
Duffy said the investigation into the security breach will be conducted by local law enforcement with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Frontier Airlines stated that the Airbus A321 involved in the incident was “carrying 224 passengers and 7 crew members.” The airline added: “We are investigating this incident and gathering further information in coordination with the airport and other security authorities.”
A. video Footage taken by a flight passenger and circulating on social media clearly showed the moment the person was shot. The video includes the sound of a loud crash as well as people screaming.
Friday’s incident at Denver international airport comes just one day after a Delta Air Lines employee was killed at Florida’s Orlando international airport on Thursday night. Based on local output WESHThe employee died when a vehicle crashed into the jet bridge next to the plane carrying passengers.
