An Emirates crew staff has committed suicide after jumping off’ a plane at Entebbe Airport, Uganda.
The exact cause of the incident was not yet clear but some eye witnesses cited possible suicide. She was seen holding what looked like a glass bottle under her chin before she made the fall.
Other witnesses said they had seen her in a verbal exchange with colleagues as they boarded the plane.
A statement by CAA about the incident
“Her knees were shattered and body cut with broken glass from a bottle she jumped with,” an eye witness at the airport said.
When contacted, Mr Vianney Luggya, the Principal Public Affairs Officer at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) confirmed the incident and said they were working on a press statement which will be released soon.