As first reported by aviation watchdog JonNYC, Southwest Airlines flight 2494 at Dallas Love Field was struck by a bullet on Friday night as it prepared for takeoff after 9 p.m.
The Indianapolis-bound 737 was struck by gunfire on the right side of the aircraft near the flight deck. They returned to the gate and offloaded passengers. The aircraft was removed from service for inspection, and a replacement aircraft was arranged for passengers, allowing the flight to continue approximately two hours later. Runway 13R/31L at Dallas Love Field was briefly closed for the police investigation.
— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) November 16, 2024
#BreakingNews: A @SouthwestAir jet was shot while preparing to take off from Dallas Love Field.
A bullet hit the plane below the cockpit.
The flight was headed to Indianapolis. Southwest says the aircraft has been pulled from service.
Full statement from FAA & Southwest pic.twitter.com/gWArNBu208
— Gage Goulding – KPRC 2 (@GageGoulding) November 16, 2024
Southwest Airlines confirmed that law enforcement was immediately notified. No injuries were reported in the incident, which did not even happen over Haiti – where American, JetBlue, and Spirit Airlines planes were shot while in the air this week.
Amtrak seems a safer mode a transport from recent airline gunfire.
Need to put up a wall in Dallas now.
How many Guns does tsa find each year at Dallas. They make Haiti look safer
Over 150 people killed this year by guns there
Surprised they on the do not visit list for Americans not to go to
Speed tape to the rescue.
I’m surprised people from texASS are not eating the cats and dogs too.
Trying to think what the upside is of shooting at a plane while taking off. Send like all downside risk to me
I mean,, what possesses a person to see a plane full of strangers and think oh, let me take out my gun and shoot at it?
Likely a Californian or New Yorker angry over the great state of Texas luring massive corporate relocations from their failed states! However, the transplants who gather at the local bar near me are glad to leave those dysfunctional craphole places. Go ahead and hate, while we laugh!
@dfwsteevie, what an ignoramus!
Anybody checking to see if the pilot of that flight is in a marital or relationship dispute, before blaming specific ethnic or political groups?
Surprising how many shots are fired at aircraft. I expected this in while flying in Vietnam but not in Detroit, Milwaukee or Chicago.
@dwfsteve. Really.
What Ivy League school is in Texas
There are 57 Fortune 500 companies in Ca and 52 in Ny compared to Texas 52 which in twice was big
Texas does not have a good quality of health care compared to Massachusetts for example
There is a high degree of discrimination
Reproductive rights are limited and right now the infant mortality rate has skyrocketed
Voting rights are restricted
There are low scores in education
Chance of being shot is high as everyone as a gun
Unemployment benefits are terrible
Cost of water bills are high
State closedown when there is 6 inches of snow and the power goes out for 2 weeks. Compared to New Hampshire gets 2 feet of snow and everything is normal
Last I seen companies go where the employees are happy.
Of course it happened in a permitless carry state.
Voting rights are not restricted at all, unless you are not a citizen. I am not from Texas, but have been there many times and have friends who live there! The number of ignorant comments is appalling!