US: Japan Airlines And Delta Planes Collide In Seattle Airport

A Japan Airlines jet collided with a Delta plane in Seattle airport on Wednesday morning.

The Japan Airlines plane that arrived from Tokyo struck the trail of a parked Delta plane at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 10:17 am. Both aircraft were filled with passengers and fortunately, no one got injured.

The images show that the Japan Airlines wing cut the tail of a Delta plane. There were 142 customers on the Dela flight from Seattle to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Seattle Airport confirmed the collision saying both airlines were working on getting passengers and crew safely off the collided aircraft.

‘At approximately 10:17 a.m. 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,’ the statement said.

‘SEA is working with both airlines to safely deplane passengers and bring them to the terminal.’

The statement further said, ‘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.’