Press Release #6 - PenAir accident at Unalaska Airport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Marjie Veeder
Public Information Officer
City of Unalaska
(907) 581-1251 – telephone
[email protected]

PENAIR INCIDENT AT UNALASKA AIRPORT – Press Release #6

Unalaska, Alaska, October 21, 2019, 4:00 p.m.

The disabled aircraft has now been moved from Resolve Marine on Ballyhoo Road to an area behind the Tom Madsen Airport runway. Ballyhoo Road is fully open, and no further road closures are expected in relation to the PenAir crash landing.

State Department of Transportation officials confirmed the runway has been open since 6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 19. Several cargo and charter flights have landed.

Alaska Airlines just issued the following statement regarding passenger service:

In the interest of safety, Alaska Airlines and PenAir have temporarily suspended ANC-DUT-ANC operations following the PenAir Flight 3296 incident. Alaska and PenAir are working together to determine a timeline for resuming service to Unalaska, Alaska. Guests with tickets to or from Dutch Harbor purchased on or before October 17 for travel through October 28, may call Alaska Airlines at 1-888-885-0155 to request a full refund.

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