ALERT An airline ground
crew member has lost his life on the tarmac of San Antonio International
Airport
San Antonio
International Airport officials are investigating after the death of an airline
ground crew member.
Firefighters and police officers responded to the incident at around 10:25 p.m. Friday night.
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UPDATE The ground crew
member that died in San Antonio was sucked into the engine of a Delta A319
which has just landed.
The board
confirmed that the ground crew employee died after being “ingested” into the
engine of the Airbus A319 performing flight DL1111.
“The NTSB
has been in contact with Delta. They are in the information-gathering process
at this point,” the board said.
The
employee, who is yet to be identified, was employed by Delta Air Lines
contractor Unifi and worked to support ground handling operations.
Early
Saturday morning, airport officials released the following statement:
“An accident occurred on
the ground at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) tonight that resulted in
the fatality of an airline ground crew member. We are deeply saddened by this
incident and are working with authorities as they begin their investigation. We will share more information as details become
available.”
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