Investigation Begins After Frontier Aircraft Hits, Kills Person on Runway
The individual, who has not been identified, jumped a perimeter fence, authorities said.
The individual, who has not been identified, jumped a perimeter fence, authorities said.
The truck driver was hospitalized for minor injuries and then released, while the aircraft landed safely at Newark.
The agency is cutting over 300 flights per day from the airport’s summer schedule.
The airline has 30 days to respond to the agency.
The Embraer E175 was bound for Savannah, Georgia.
The airline has 30 days to respond.
New “safety measure” coincides with runway construction, agency says.
NTSB personnel are on the scene and beginning their investigation.
LaGuardia Airport is closed as investigators gather at the scene.
The incident happened earlier this week and was made public on Thursday.