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17th Oct 2005, 09:45
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Passenger dies at Airport
Falls when engineering vehicle rams ramp
by Norman Palihawadana
A passenger disembarking from a SriLankan Airlines’ flight at Katunayake airport died yesterday after falling from the ramp when a maintenance vehicle knocked against it.
"The passenger has been identified as Ms. Maskanah Binti Jejen, an Indonesian national," said Deputy Airport Manager, S. N. Salgado adding that the vehicle involved in the mishap also belonged to the SriLankan Airlines engineering section. Investigations are being conducted, said Salgado.
He said the SriLankan Airlines flight UL 316 from Singapore had arrived in Colombo at 10.42. The mishap had occurred when a vehicle of the SriLankan engineering department had knocked the disembarking ramp, bringing the passengers crashing on to the tarmac.
He said five passengers were also injured in the incident.
According to Katunayake Airport police who are conducting investigations, the incident appears to be the result of gross negligence on the part of the ground staff.
This is the second incident during the last few weeks where passengers faced life threatening situations. The previous incident ended up with one passenger falling to her death when the escape chute of another airline gave way during the emergency exit due to a bomb alert.
Meanwhile the person who had created a bomb hoax last week at the airport is being questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department. The suspect, an air hostess, is believed to have ‘alerted’ the airport so that in the ensuing melee she would be able to skip the flight and attend to ‘more important’ matters at home.
Passenger dies at Airport
Falls when engineering vehicle rams ramp
by Norman Palihawadana
A passenger disembarking from a SriLankan Airlines’ flight at Katunayake airport died yesterday after falling from the ramp when a maintenance vehicle knocked against it.
"The passenger has been identified as Ms. Maskanah Binti Jejen, an Indonesian national," said Deputy Airport Manager, S. N. Salgado adding that the vehicle involved in the mishap also belonged to the SriLankan Airlines engineering section. Investigations are being conducted, said Salgado.
He said the SriLankan Airlines flight UL 316 from Singapore had arrived in Colombo at 10.42. The mishap had occurred when a vehicle of the SriLankan engineering department had knocked the disembarking ramp, bringing the passengers crashing on to the tarmac.
He said five passengers were also injured in the incident.
According to Katunayake Airport police who are conducting investigations, the incident appears to be the result of gross negligence on the part of the ground staff.
This is the second incident during the last few weeks where passengers faced life threatening situations. The previous incident ended up with one passenger falling to her death when the escape chute of another airline gave way during the emergency exit due to a bomb alert.
Meanwhile the person who had created a bomb hoax last week at the airport is being questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department. The suspect, an air hostess, is believed to have ‘alerted’ the airport so that in the ensuing melee she would be able to skip the flight and attend to ‘more important’ matters at home.