The horrific accident happened as Germanie Thompson, 26, was unloading a Frontier Airlines plane parked at New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport on Tuesday around 10 p.m., a spokesperson told WVUE-TV. The gruesome death occurred on the apron, where planes are maintained and loaded and unloaded, the station said. Thompson was rushed to hospital and pronounced dead after the incident, which led to the cancellation of a Frontier flight on Wednesday. “We offer our deepest condolences following the tragic death of a member of our commercial groundhandling partner,” an airline spokesperson told Nola.com in a statement. “Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this difficult time.” The tragic crash happened at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Tuesday around 10 p.m.Getty Images Thompson was working in GAT Airline Ground Support, reports said. “We are devastated and are supporting her family and friends as best we can,” GAT CEO Mike Hugh told nola.com. Her grieving mother told the news outlet that Thompson was an accomplished basketball player who had played at Hesston College in Kansas and Tougaloo College in Mississippi. Thompson worked in support of GAT Airline Ground.Jermani Thompson/Facebook “She was my little girl. Everyone loved her,” Angela Dorsey told Nola.com in an interview Wednesday. “I am at a loss for words. I can’t even think.” With Post cables
title: “Airport Baggage Handler Jermani Thompson Killed In Horror Conveyor Belt Accident Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-08” author: “Jonathan Mosley”
The horrific accident happened as Germanie Thompson, 26, was unloading a Frontier Airlines plane parked at New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport on Tuesday around 10 p.m., a spokesperson told WVUE-TV. The gruesome death occurred on the apron, where planes are maintained and loaded and unloaded, the station said. Thompson was rushed to hospital and pronounced dead after the incident, which led to the cancellation of a Frontier flight on Wednesday. “We offer our deepest condolences following the tragic death of a member of our commercial groundhandling partner,” an airline spokesperson told Nola.com in a statement. “Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this difficult time.” The tragic crash happened at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Tuesday around 10 p.m.Getty Images Thompson was working in GAT Airline Ground Support, reports said. “We are devastated and are supporting her family and friends as best we can,” GAT CEO Mike Hugh told nola.com. Her grieving mother told the news outlet that Thompson was an accomplished basketball player who had played at Hesston College in Kansas and Tougaloo College in Mississippi. Thompson worked in support of GAT Airline Ground.Jermani Thompson/Facebook “She was my little girl. Everyone loved her,” Angela Dorsey told Nola.com in an interview Wednesday. “I am at a loss for words. I can’t even think.” With Post cables
