A jet bridge at the Santa Barbara Airport collapsed Tuesday morning while undergoing maintenance, according to airport officials.
The incident happened at about 9:25 a.m.
Airport officials say there were no passengers on the jet bridge at the time. However, two maintenance workers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a local hospital for observation.
"You know, it's kind of surprising. You always expect the jet bridges to be pretty secure. You don't expect them to collapse like that, so it makes you a little nervous," said traveler Dan Peck.
Airport Director Chris Hastert says the cause of the collapse is not known at this time.
"We take safety very seriously here and do a lot of preventative maintenance, so obviously, there's going to be an investigation. We'll find out why this happened. But no, this is a serious issue that has never come up before," he said.
Hastert says the airport's other three jet bridges were visually inspected after the incident and remain in use.
The incident did not impact travel at the airport on Tuesday.
