UPDATE: The airport has reopened after what's been called an 'industrial accident' at the Montgomery Regional Airport that resulted in one fatality. alnews montgomeryal alabamanewsnetwork
Alabama News Network was on the scene of what’s been called an “industrial accident” at the Montgomery Regional Airport on a ramp that resulted in one fatality.
In a statement, airport officials say that at 3PM today, an American Airlines/Piedmont Airlines ground crew member was killed.“We are saddened to hear about the tragic loss of a team member of the AA/Piedmont Airlines, said Wade A. Davis, Executive Director of MGM. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.”
For a time, airline operations were halted, But MGM announced it had resumed normal operations as of 8:30PM tonight. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will both investigate. The flight, operated by regional carrier Envoy Air, was scheduled to depart Montgomery for Dallas-Fort Worth Saturday afternoon, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware.com.
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