Six Airport Workers Hurt When Plane Hits Jetway at LaGuardia Airport Terminal
The Associated Press
Published: Jan 19, 2003
NEW YORK (AP) - An airplane struck a passenger jetway at LaGuardia Airport, injuring six airport workers Sunday, authorities said.
The Northwest Airlines Airbus A319 was being moved from a parking area to a gate when it hit the jetway, causing the plane's landing gear to collapse, according to airline spokesman Kurt Ebenhoch.
There were no passengers on the plane or the jetway, the accordian-like tunnel used to connect planes to terminal gates.
A customer service agent on the jetway, three ground employees guiding the aircraft and two mechanics suffered minor injuries, Ebenhoch said. Five were released from a hospital after treatment.
A second Northwest airplane, a Boeing 757, also was damaged in the collision, and both planes were being removed from service, Ebenhoch said. He could not immediately provide details on the damage to the second plane.
Passengers were being rebooked on other flights, Ebenhoch said.