Japan Airlines 787 Strikes Parked Delta 737’s Tail in Seattle As Puerto Vallarta Flight De-Iced

On Wednesday, February 5 a taxiing Japan Airlines aircraft collided with a stationary Delta Air Lines plane in Seattle.

At approximately 10:17 a.m. Pacific time, multiple departments responded to an incident on a taxi lane between the S Concourse and the south airport maintenance hangars. The Japan Airlines Boeing 787 struck the tail section of a parked Delta Boeing 737 operating as flight 1921 to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Reportedly the Delta aircraft was undergoing de-icing at the time.

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All 142 passengers on the Delta flight were deplaned. The ramp and taxiway remained operational. Delta rescheduled the trip’s departure for 3 p.m. Pacific time.

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