Wichita officials provide information on plane crash in D.C.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – American Airlines Flight 5342, a regional jet that had departed from Wichita, collided with a military helicopter on a training flight while on approach to Washington Reagan National Airport. A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard the flight.
Late Wednesday, Wichita Mayor Lily Wu and Jesse Romo, Director of Airports at Wichita Airport Authority, provided a media briefing at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.
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'We are waiting for further information that is confirmed at this time as a council. We want to ask each and every Wichitan, Kansan, and American to pray for everyone involved in this incident whether involved in the incident in D.C. or those that are helping with the rescue efforts,' Wu said.
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport has activated the Family Incident Support Team located in the media room on the second floor of the terminal where families can meet, get support and wait for information as well.
'So we have a lot of volunteers that come in to help out in a situation like this that will be here in the terminal,' Romo said. 'The team helps out with getting the information funneled in and channeled to them, and we also have a chaplain that volunteers to come in to provide support as well.'
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If you believe you may have loved ones on Flight 5342, call American Airlines toll-free at 800-679-8215. Those calling from outside the U.S. can visit news.aa.com for additional phone numbers.
The City of Wichita will hold a media briefing at 8 a.m. Thursday to provide more information on the crash.
At noon, a prayer service hosted by the Greater Wichita Ministerial League will be held at City Hall, 455 N. Main, in the Wichita City Council Chambers.
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