Thursday, February 6

Japan Airlines plane struck the tail of Delta Airlines plane at Seattle-Tacoma airport

While both aircraft were on the runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday morning, the right wing of a Japan Airlines aircraft collided with the tail of a Delta Airlines aircraft, according to officials.

According to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration, the crash happened at approximately 10:40 a.m. when the aircraft were taxiing. Delta said that when its tail was clipped, the aircraft was being deiced.

No injuries have been recorded.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will look into it.

According to the FAA, some planes into the airport were momentarily halted.

The airline stated that it rebooked passengers on a another trip after Delta trip 1921, a Boeing 727 carrying 142 passengers, was supposed to depart Seattle for Puerto Vallarta.

The wing of the Japan Airlines aircraft appears to be stuck on the tail of the Delta aircraft in the video of the incident that someone who claimed to have been on one of the planes posted to social media.

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