"Partial equipment failure involving jet bridge at #BWI Gate E-10. BWI Fire & Rescue Dept responded, along w/ mutual aid. Preliminary info indicates 6 individuals transported to local hospitals w/ non-life-threatening injuries", the airport said in a statement via its official Twitter feed.
The airport added that an investigation had been launched into the incident and that the jet bridge would be closed until the end of the probe.
UPDATE: Jet bridge failure is under investigation. The jet bridge will remain closed until investigation is complete. Aircraft moved from gate. No further impact to operations.
— BWI Marshall Airport (@BWI_Airport) 30 декабря 2018 г.
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The plane has since departed from the gate. The incident is under investigation, according to the airport's statement.
Pictures taken from passengers on board the flight where the jet bridge partially collapsed, injuring six people. @FOXBaltimore pic.twitter.com/8dIs03tXOV
— Alexa Ashwell (@AlexaAshwell) 30 декабря 2018 г.
