(CLO) On Wednesday, a Japan Airlines plane collided with the tail of another Delta Air Lines plane on the runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the US.
Delta spokeswoman Samantha Moore Facteau said the plane was preparing to depart for Mexico and was "in the process of de-icing" when its tail "touched the wingtip" of the Japan Airlines plane at about 10:17 a.m. Pacific time.
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Video of the collision (source: X/LOT)
Sea-Tac Airport said in a separate statement that the Japan Airlines plane was taxiing on the runway while the Delta flight was parked when the collision occurred.
Facteau said there were 142 passengers on Delta Air Lines Flight 1921 at the time. It is unclear how many people were on Japan Airlines Flight 68, but airport officials said there were no reported injuries on either flight. Passengers have been evacuated from both planes.
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Video of the collision (source: X/LOT)
According to FlightAware, the Japan Airlines flight had just arrived in Seattle from Tokyo. Because the planes were near the terminal, they were not under air traffic control, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the incident.
The FAA has suspended some flights, but Sea-Tac Airport says the impact has been minimal.
Close-up of the collision. Screenshot
Amid growing concerns about aviation safety in the US, especially after the recent Washington DC air disaster, the FAA said it has provided nearly $12 billion in grants to airports across the country.
According to FAA data, more than $178 million has been allocated to Sea-Tac Airport, of which $31.5 million has been approved by Congress to improve the airport's terminals.
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