I-Delta Air Lines Flight 8860, imodeli endala ye-Boeing 767, ithutha iqela lebhola ekhatywayo ye-Carolina Panthers umva kumdlalo wabo wangaphambi kwesizini ngokuchasene ne-New England Patriots, ephele ngamanqaku ka-17-3, yaphuma kumgaqo weenqwelo-moya ongu-36R, okufutshane eBilly Graham Parkway, kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iCharlotte Douglas International eMntla Carolina malunga ne-2:35 am namhlanje.
I-Carolina Panthers yi-franchise yebhola ekhatywayo yaseMelika ehlala eCharlotte, kuMntla Carolina. Bathatha inxaxheba kwi-National Football League (NFL) njengelungu leNkomfa yeSizwe yeBhola eKhatywayo (NFC) yaseMzantsi. Imisebenzi yeqela igxile kwiBank of America Stadium eUptown Charlotte, ekwasebenza njengendawo yabo yasekhaya.
Ngokweengxelo zeendaba kunye nohlaziyo lwe-Instagram, bonke abakhweli abavela kwi-Delta Flight 8860 baye bayikhupha ngokuzolileyo inqwelomoya ngokuphuma kongxamiseko, emva kokuba inxalenye yenqwelomoya iqengqeleke kumgaqo weenqwelomoya yaza yaxinga eludakeni.
Ummeli weCarolina Panthers waqinisekisa ukuba inqwelo moya yeDelta Air Lines yayiyincwadi yokuqesha ebhukishelwe ukuthutha abadlali beqela kunye nabasebenzi. Bobabini isikhululo seenqwelomoya kunye nabameli beqela baye baqinisekisa ukuba akukho nzakeleyo echazwe kwingozi.
Emva kokuba abakhweli behlisiwe kwinqwelomoya, kuthathe malunga neyure enye ukuba ibhasi ithuthe iqela elibuyela eWilson Air Centre esebenza njengesikhululo seenqwelomoya ezininzi eziqeshiweyo okanye zabucala.
Emva kokuba amaqela angxamisekileyo kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya enziwe ukunceda abasebenzi kunye nabakhweli, iDelta yayitsala ngempumelelo inqwelomoya ukusuka kumgaqo weenqwelomoya.
Ngokommeli ovela kwisikhumulo sezindiza, umsebenzi wokulungisa wenziwa kwindawo echaphazelekayo, kwaye i-taxiway yavulwa kwakhona malunga ne-6: 30 ekuseni. Zombini izibane kwibala lomoya kunye nendlela yeteksi bezisebenza ngokufanelekileyo, ummeli wesikhululo seenqwelomoya iCharlotte Douglas International wongezelela.
“Isixhobo esisekunene seDelta 8860 siphume kwindlela yeteksi kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iCharlotte Douglas International emva kokufika kwesiqhelo. Akukho konzakala kuxelwe ngabathengi be-188 abachaza kwaye bathunyelwa kwi-terminal. Siyaxolisa kubathengi bethu ngale ngxaki, ”utshilo iDelta Air Lines kwingxelo yeendaba ekhutshwe ezinzulwini zobusuku.
Ngokwe-airline, i-DL8850 yayisendleleni esuka e-Providence, e-Rhode Island, isiya e-Charlotte, kunye nabakhweli be-188 bebonke ngexesha lesehlo.