Breaking: TWO (2) Planes Collide At Seattle Airport — Authorities Investigating
A Japan Airlines jet came into contact with a Delta Air Lines plane, slicing into its tail, at the Seattle Airport this morning (Wednesday 5th February, 2025).
The taxiing Japan Airlines plane struck the tail of a parked Delta plane at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 10:17 AM local time. Both aircrafts were filled with passengers at the time of the harrowing incident.The Seattle Airport said the ordeal occurred on a taxi line between S Concourse and the south airport maintenance hangars. No injuries were reported and there was minimal impact to operations at the busy Airport.
Images online showed the Japan Airlines wing had cut through the Delta tail. “So, we were sitting on the tarmac at SeaTac and another plane ran into us, just casually sliced into our tail. Very scary,” one witness said on X.
There were 142 customers on the Delta flight from Seattle to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The company said they are working to get passengers on a new aircraft. Speaking with DailyMail.com, a Delta Spokesperson said, “While in sequence for de-icing, the tail of a Delta 737 aircraft reportedly made contact with a wing tip of another airline's aircraft. There are no reports of injuries for crew or customers on the flight, and we apologize for the experience and delay in travels.”
Seattle Airport confirmed the collision, saying that both airlines were working on getting passengers and crew safety off the affected crafts. According to their statement, “At approximately 10:17 AM this morning, Port of Seattle Fire, Police and SEA operations responded to an incident on the ramp at SEA on a taxi line between S Concourse and the South Airport maintenance hangars. The incident involved a taxing Japan Airlines aircraft that appears to have struck the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines aircraft. There are no injuries reported at this time. SEA is working with both airlines to safely deplane passengers and bring them to the terminal. There is minimal impact to Airport operations as this occurred on a taxi lane. Passengers are encouraged to check with their airlines if they are flying today.”
The collision comes as the United States is reeling from a week of devastating aviation crashes.
An American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on 29th January, 2025, killing all sixty-seven (67) people involved — marking the deadliest air disaster in the country since 2001. Salvage crews have since recovered all the bodies from the icy waters of the Potomac River.
Then on Friday (31st January, 2025), a medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four (4) others aboard, crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff, exploding in a giant fireball that engulfed several homes.
All six (6) people onboard and a seventh person inside a vehicle on the ground died in that crash. Twenty-four (24) people were also injured, some in critical condition.
Investigations are continuing.
More on this as it becomes available.
[Source: DailyMail]
An American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on 29th January, 2025, killing all sixty-seven (67) people involved — marking the deadliest air disaster in the country since 2001. Salvage crews have since recovered all the bodies from the icy waters of the Potomac River.
Then on Friday (31st January, 2025), a medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four (4) others aboard, crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff, exploding in a giant fireball that engulfed several homes.
All six (6) people onboard and a seventh person inside a vehicle on the ground died in that crash. Twenty-four (24) people were also injured, some in critical condition.
Investigations are continuing.
More on this as it becomes available.
[Source: DailyMail]
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