Wetin happen for LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night don shock everybody as Air Canada plane crash with fire truck for runway. The accident wey happen around 11:40 pm kill two pilots wey dey fly the plane and injure many passengers. According to officials, Air Canada Flight 8646 just land with 72 passengers and four crew members when e collide with Port Authority fire-rescue vehicle wey dey respond to another matter for the airport.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul talk say this kind disaster no dey happen for the airport for the last thirty years. The airport close for about fourteen hours after the accident before dem reopen am on Monday afternoon. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warn say even though airport don open, flights go dey reduce for some time.
Investigation don start immediately as National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) take over the case. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy talk say dem go look into many things like air traffic controller staffing, communication training, and whether alert system work before the crash. Dem don collect cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the plane for analysis.
From air traffic control audio recordings wey dem get, one controller dey hear say “I messed up” after the accident. Another recording show say controller give fire truck permission to cross runway before dem suddenly tell am to stop. Viral rumors dey fly say only one air traffic controller dey work for tower when accident happen, but Duffy insist say that one no be true.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dey look into whether shortage of air traffic controllers contribute to the incident. Homendy emphasize say NTSB investigation go thorough and dem no go depend on one person word. Transportation Safety Board of Canada don send team join the investigation.
Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia talk say 41 people from the plane receive treatment for hospital for injuries, and 32 don go home already. The two officers wey dey inside the fire truck, Sergeant Michael Orsillo and Officer Adrian Baez, get injuries but e no serious. The Jazz Aviation flight wey dey operate for Air Canada dey go about 30 mph when e hit the truck wey dey respond to odor report for United flight.
Video wey appear for social media show passenger jet for runway with cockpit high up and front part damage well well. This accident for LaGuardia runway four come add to aviation industry problems wey don dey face shortage of air traffic controllers for years. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani praise passengers wey keep themselves calm during the chaos.
Air Canada don set up phone number 800-961-7099 for people wey want information about their loved ones. While investigation dey go on, another problem happen for Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday when dem evacuate control tower after smoke detection for elevator cause brief ground stop.
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