FAA investigating after Alaska Airlines’ plane at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
Fox News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on aircraft travel issues related to “The Botunt Line.”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after two Alaska Airlines planes cut their wings at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Gate on Saturday.
Around 12:15pm local time, groundservice tags were pushing two aircraft back from the gates when the winglet touched them, an Alaska Airlines spokesperson told Fox Business.
Alaska Airlines cut off the 1190 and 1094 wings on Saturday. (lunatichmedic / erik luna / fox News)
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There were no injuries, the spokesman said.
Passengers from the two flights that disappeared at the gate were transferred to other aircraft and departed a while later.
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER aircraft in Tarmac, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle. (Getty Images/David Rider via Getty Images/Bloomberg)
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“We sincerely apologize to our guests for their late inconvenience,” said an Alaska Airlines spokesperson.
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The FAA said it is investigating the Alaska Airlines incident. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images/FoxBusiness)
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FAA Air Traffic Control is not responsible for the movement of planes in the gated area, the agency wrote in a news release.
