2 People Injured In DIA Crash Released
Continental Begins Luggage Return Process
POSTED: 4:19 pm MST December 26,
2008
DENVER -- Two people injured when a Continental Airlines jetliner veered off a runway in Denver, including the plane's pilot, have been released from the hospital.Two other people were still being treated Friday at the University of Colorado Hospital where they were listed in fair condition.Continental spokeswoman Kelly Cripe said the plane's captain had been released but she wouldn't discuss his injuries.
Authorities say he was at the controls Saturday when the Houston-bound plane left the runway and sped about 2,000 feet across a taxiway, an access road and grassy slopes before sliding to a halt on its belly in a shallow ravine as the jet burst into flames.All 115 passengers and crew got out through emergency exits and 38 of them were injured.Investigators haven't released a cause of the crash.Continental said Friday it has begun the process of returning the passenger luggage that wasn’t burned in the fire. The airline said it was contacting passengers after identifying and cleaning the luggage.
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Previous Stories:
- December 24, 2008: DIA Jet Crash Captain Gets Visit From Continental CEO
- December 24, 2008: Snow Keeps Crews From Site Of Fatal Plane Crash
- December 23, 2008: Voice, Data Recorders From Charred Plane Analyzed
- December 22, 2008: Noises Heard On Plane That Veered Off Runway
- December 22, 2008: Investigators Enter Jet Wreckage Of 737
- December 22, 2008: DIA Crash Investigation Focuses Flight Recorders, Pilots
- December 22, 2008: Fire Fighter: I Was Expecting The Worst
- December 22, 2008: Many Theories, Few Answers To Explain Crash
- December 21, 2008: Passenger: 'The Plane Is Going To Blow Up'
- December 21, 2008: DIA Fliers Unfazed By Crash That Injured Dozens
- December 21, 2008: 737 Catches Fire On Takeoff At DIA, Plunges Into Ravine
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