The baggage handler was sucked into the jet engine of the regional jet at the Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama on New Year's Eve.
A ground crew worker was involved in a fatal accident. The operator of the airport couldn't give any further information about the death.
Today around 3 pm an American Airlines ground crew piedmont employee was involved in a fatality, no additional information is available at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased.
— Montgomery Regional Airport (@flymgm) January 1, 2023
There are unconfirmed reports that the ground worker was sucked into the engine of the plane. Envoy Air, a subsidiary of American Airlines, operates flights under the American Eagle brand.
Piedmont Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines.
The plane involved in the incident was due to fly from Montgomery to Dallas at 3.46 pm on December 31. There was a flight that was canceled.
Piedmont did not respond to requests for comment.
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