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A Southwest Airlines worker died after the baggage cart he was operating collided with one of the "mobile lounges" used to shuttle passengers at Washington Dulles International.The worker was flown to a local hospital following the crash but died overnight, Southwest said on Friday. Both police and the airline say they're investigating what led up to the crash, The Washington Post reports.
"We continue to work with the local authorities and the airport to investigate the accident," Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King says to MSNBC. "The Southwest Airlines Family is greatly saddened by the passing of our Southwest Family Member, and we extend our heartfelt sympathies and support to his entire family at this time."
Southwest did not release the worker's name, The Associated Press reports.
The mobile lounges are "oversized shuttles" that have long been a staple at Washington Dulles, CBS News writes. For years, the shuttles were used to transport passengers from the main concourse at Dulles to the airport's gate areas.
Their use has been curtailed since the airport opened an underground train in 2010, but the mobile lounges still are used to take passengers to certain gate areas. And for arriving international flights, the lounges dock with the airplane and then transport passengers directly to customs.
Still, as CBS notes, "the now retro-looking vehicles are closely identified with the airport."
"We continue to work with the local authorities and the airport to investigate the accident," Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King says to MSNBC. "The Southwest Airlines Family is greatly saddened by the passing of our Southwest Family Member, and we extend our heartfelt sympathies and support to his entire family at this time."
Southwest did not release the worker's name, The Associated Press reports.
The mobile lounges are "oversized shuttles" that have long been a staple at Washington Dulles, CBS News writes. For years, the shuttles were used to transport passengers from the main concourse at Dulles to the airport's gate areas.
Their use has been curtailed since the airport opened an underground train in 2010, but the mobile lounges still are used to take passengers to certain gate areas. And for arriving international flights, the lounges dock with the airplane and then transport passengers directly to customs.
Still, as CBS notes, "the now retro-looking vehicles are closely identified with the airport."
