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5mo ago

Hydraulic Lift Collapses at Ezeiza During Disembarkation, Injuring Passengers and Ground Staff

Officials launched a technical probe after the Intercargo unit was withdrawn, with Aerolíneas Argentinas planning a formal claim.

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El operativo para asistir a los heridos (PSA).
Se desplomó un elevador hidráulico en el Aeropuerto Internacional Ezeiza
El hecho ocurrió durante el desembarque de un avión de Aerolíneas Argentinas. (Imagen archivo)

Overview

  • The collapse occurred around 14:55 local time after Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR1875 from Ushuaia landed at Ministro Pistarini International Airport.
  • Transport Secretariat sources attributed the sudden drop to a hydraulic failure as elderly passengers with reduced mobility were being lowered.
  • Three passengers sustained polytrauma and at least one ground worker suffered open fractures, though some reports cite a second employee with exposed fractures.
  • Airport medical personnel, Federal Police firefighters and PSA officers responded, and the injured were taken to Ezeiza Hospital; no damage to the aircraft was reported.
  • The División de Investigación de Siniestros is conducting the technical examination and the lift was removed from service for inspection, as the airline prepares a claim against Intercargo.