Delta Plane 'Struck' by Another Aircraft at Seattle Airport
The string of recent aircraft incidents continues with yet another plane collision, this time on the tarmac at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
According to Newsweek, a Japan Airlines plane was taxiing near other planes when it suddenly struck the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines jet. The incident left both planes immobile as the Delta aircraft's tail was lodged in the Japan Airlines plane's wing.
"The right wing of Japan Airlines Flight 68 struck the tail of Delta Air Lines Flight 1921 while the planes were taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport around 10:40 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Feb. 5," the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. "The aircraft were in an area that is not under air traffic control. The FAA temporarily paused some flights to the airport as a result of the incident."
The incident happened while the Delta plane was "in sequence for deicing," according to a statement from the company. "There are no reports of injuries for crew or customers on the flight, and we apologize for the experience and delay in travels," they said, per ABC News.
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The collision raised concerns among flyers given the past week of aviation disasters. On Jan. 29, an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into an American Airlines plane outside of Washington, D.C., and on Jan. 31, a medical plane in Philadelphia went down shortly after takeoff. The FAA is investigating the latest incident.
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The Delta flight, originally scheduled to take off from Seattle for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at 9 a.m., has been delayed to approximately 6 p.m. local time.