ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Japan Airlines plane clipped the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines flight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on Wednesday, according to airport officials.
Around 10:20 a.m. local time, the Japan Airlines aircraft was taxiing on the tarmac when it appeared “to have struck the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines aircraft,” SEA officials said.
No injuries were reported.
“There is minimal impact to airport operations as this occurred on a taxi lane,” SEA officials said. “Passengers are encouraged to check with their airlines if they are flying today.”
Airport officials said they worked with both airlines to safely deplane passengers from the two flights involved, Delta Flight 1921 and Japan Airlines Flight 68.
Officials with Atlanta-based Delta said their aircraft, a Boeing 737, was scheduled to depart Seattle for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with 142 passengers aboard.
Delta said passengers were put on another flight.
The airline released the following statement on the incident: “While in sequence for deicing, 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.”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the two planes “were in an area that is not under air traffic control” when the right wing of the Japan Airlines flight struck the tail of the Delta plane.
The FAA said it temporarily paused some flights to the airport because of the incident.
Delta officials said they’re working with officials to investigate what caused the collision.
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