by The crash of a tourist helicopter against the New York Hudson River on Thursday, who killed a pilot and a Spanish five -person family, was “completely predictable”, according to lawyers who demand the closure of the three lifting cupboards in the region.
“Many of these helicopters are 30 or even 40 years old, and he was 21 years old, which is still quite old,” said Andrew Rosenthal, chairman of the Stop The Chop Group, who was fighting for the end of the helicopter watches over New York City and in New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Tripsaner.
“In New York, if you have a yellow taxi, you have to get a new one every five to eight years, but here we let these things fly to heaven at 30 and 40 years old. There is no age limit that is known to me.
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“This was completely predictable and avoidable. If we had a roller coaster ride that killed people every two years, we would not keep it in operation, but we have the same kind of joy in the sky that kills people every few years and we always change nothing,” he said.
The investigators are working on establishing the cause of the crash on Thursday, in which witnesses reported that the helicopter broke out in the air and immersed in pieces into the river, which runs between the west side of Manhattan and the eastern bank of New Jersey.
According to the Associated Press, at least 38 people have died in helicopter accidents in New York City since 1977.
A collision between an airplane and a tourist helicopter about the Hudson killed nine people in 2009 and five died in 2018 when a charter helicopter with “Open Door” flies went to the East River from City.
Stop The Chop has documented a result of other non -fatal incidents in and around New York City in recent years, and Rosenthal said that it was beyond time that the city officials from the helicopter of the city center of Manhattan, of which the helicopters. The helicopter.
According to the Aviation Property Network, a specialized real estate company, the institutions for New York for rental payments from companies that carry out more than 42,000 sightseeing in -house trips annually generate $ 2.7 million for New York.
“The mayor can close the heliport of Manhattan in the city center tonight if he wanted, need a pencil and no other laws,” said Rosenthal, whose group said, more than 30,000 of the flights started from there.
“This is not the first crash, it is another in a long series. It is predictable. It will happen again, it is only a question of numbers. We are okay with the police, military, government, news, these apply in our definition, but these are not completely not required.”
Eric Adams, the New York mayor, was asked about Sightseeing flights on the good New York TV show on Friday.
“According to any form of malfunction, crash or challenge, this is sometimes [the] Immediate thought … we should ban the helicopter or do not have this tourism attraction in our city, ”he said.
“We have 65 million tourists who came to town last year. This is all part of the attraction of being in New York. People want to see the city from heaven.
“It is crucial that every airport or an air device with the correct maintenance and the proper security takes place. And that is exactly what this examination will determine.”
