Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Planes bump at Seattle-Tacoma airport; no injuries

SEATAC, Wash. — Passengers have been evacuated from an Alaska Airlines jet that bumped into another Alaska plane while backing from its terminal gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.


Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Bobbie Egan says there were no injuries from the 7:05 a.m. Wednesday collision. She says the 139 passengers aboard the Dallas-bound plane being backed up were taken off the plane as a precaution. The other jet was still at its terminal gate and had no passengers on board.


Airport spokesman Perry Cooper says the winglet of the backing jet touched the rear horizontal stabilizer of the other plane at the opposite concourse.


Egan says she has no word on damage to the planes, but both have been taken out of service to be inspected.


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