American Airlines Crash at Jamaica Airport : 40 Injured
By shantanu, Gaea News NetworkWednesday, December 23, 2009
Jamaica- Yesterday a Boeing 737 aircraft belonging to American Airlines crash landed at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport in Jamaica. The American Airlines Crash at Jamaica Airport left40 Injured.The Flight 331 landed when rain was lashing the airport and suddenly broke into pieces. Thankfully no death was caused by the accident. As one can expect the passengers were scared. The AA aircraft was carrying 145 passengers when the mishap took place. There were 7 crew members onboard, as per the reports. The airlines confirmed later that the ill fated aircraft left Miami International airport one hour behind its scheduled timing. The accident occurred around 10 p.m. However, the cause of this mishap has not been discovered.
The American Airlines Crash at Jamaica Airport is not the first incident for the airlines this month. A few days back, the airline faced another runway accident though that did not leave anyone injured. That incident took place in North Carolina, when a MD 82 flight’s wing touched the runway. The40 Injured passengers were shifted to Kingston Public Hospital after the runway mishap. Some of them are yet to get over the trauma. It is feared that some may have received serious wounds in the mishap.
The American Airlines Crash at Jamaica Airport has left the airlines red faced. A spokesperson for the company named Charley Wilson said in his statement that the aircraft was almost packed. The airport authorities at Jamaica swung into action after the accident that 40 Injured . Emergency vehicles were pressed into service. The AA authorities are yet to make any official statement on the incident’s cause.