Terrifying moment plane slices off another's tail in horror collision on busy airport tarmac
Terrifying moment plane slices off another's tail in horror collision on busy airport tarmac
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Travellers getting ready to board a flight at a major airport watched in horror as their plane was "sliced" into by another aircraft. Would-be passengers of a Delta Air Lines plane waiting at Seattle Airport captured the moment a Japan Airlines plane smashed into the tail of their waiting aircraft. The plane was taxing at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) at around 10.17am PT (6.17pm GMT) when it smashed into the parked Delta plane, tearing into one of its tailfins.
The unsettling incident was captured on camera by a waiting passenger, who described the moment the Japan Airlines aircraft "sliced" into its tail. Taking to social media, they told how they were "sitting on the tarmac" when they were involved in the unlikely plane crash earlier today. Posting on X, formerly Twitter, user Jacqpatton said the Japan Airlines aircraft "just casually sliced" into their plane after it "just ran into us". She wrote: "So, we were sitting on the tarmac at SeaTac and another plane ran into us, just casually sliced into our tail. Very scary." A video she posted on the platform showed the dramatic tear in the Delta Air Lines rear fin.
The wing appeared to have torn more than a foot into the other aircraft, and caused a stir among other passengers, one of whom could be heard saying: "I thought I had a bad day." SeaTac later confirmed the incident took place on a taxi line between the airport's S Concourse and its maintenance hangars located in the southern area. While the video of the incident was dramatic, the airport said no injuries were reported, and its day-to-day operations were minimally impacted. A spokesperson for SeaTac told the Daily Mail the aircraft was placed "in sequence" for deicing, a process whereby the plane shrugs off ice and snow that may have built up on the aircraft.
