A jet bridge collapsed at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on 29 December, Saturday night after landing, left a number of people injured.
However, the airport has announced via Twitter on Saturday night that there had been a partial “equipment failure” involving a jet bridge. It is said to be in latest reports that the latest the incident at Gate E-10 caused six people with non-life-threatening injuries, while those have been taken to the nearest medical centers.
According to airport officials, the Flight 822 took off from Punta Cana carrying passengers, told a female passenger who went ill during the journey, after landing medical officials were driving her out, though the ramp to the gate fell down.
Partial equipment failure involving jet bridge at #BWI Gate E-10. BWI Fire & Rescue Dept responded, along w/ mutual aid. Preliminary info indicates 6 individuals transported to local hospitals w/ non-life-threatening injuries.
— BWI Marshall Airport (@BWI_Airport) December 30, 2018
Southwest Airlines has revealed their report that the Flight 822 had just landed the airport after taking off from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and officials were asked medical support for a woman a passenger who had been undergoing critical situation.
It is also reported by Southwest, suddenly jet bridge of the airport collapsed that links the plane to the terminal, caused failure providing medial facilitates to sick passenger outside the aircraft. It is also demonstrated that other passengers were safely released from the plane through air stairs.
The investigators have started their investigation to know the real cause behind the latest the incident at Gate E-10, while airport said the plane has been moved and there have been no more losses reported regarding airport operations.
However, the investigators have ordered to keep close the jet bridge until the probe is no completed. On other side, those passengers were come out from plane using the stairs to the tarmac are reported safe.
The Southwest Airlines has not been revealed identifications of those have experienced serious injuries after a jet bridge collapsed at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on 29 December, late hours of Saturday.