Planes bump on ground at Sea-Tac
12-28-2008, 06:29 PM
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Planes bump on ground at Sea-Tac
A merger is not enough - there has to be consummation, or rather, actual contact! 
By Christine Clarridge
Seattle Times staff reporter
Two flights bound for the Midwest from Seattle were canceled this morning when the passenger-filled planes backed into each other as they left their gates, airport officials said.
No one was injured.
A Delta 737-800 plane, Flight 1288 to Cincinnati, was backing away from its gate at the Concourse Terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shortly before 7 a.m, according to airport spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt.
At the same time, Betancourt said, a Northwest 757-300 plane, Flight 620 to Minneapolis, was backing away from its gate at the South Satellite Terminal.
The two planes bumped into each other. The flights were canceled and passengers were being transferred to other flights, Betancourt said.
Seattle Times staff reporter
Two flights bound for the Midwest from Seattle were canceled this morning when the passenger-filled planes backed into each other as they left their gates, airport officials said.
No one was injured.
A Delta 737-800 plane, Flight 1288 to Cincinnati, was backing away from its gate at the Concourse Terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shortly before 7 a.m, according to airport spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt.
At the same time, Betancourt said, a Northwest 757-300 plane, Flight 620 to Minneapolis, was backing away from its gate at the South Satellite Terminal.
The two planes bumped into each other. The flights were canceled and passengers were being transferred to other flights, Betancourt said.
12-28-2008, 06:38 PM
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Glad everyone is okay, other than a couple of bruised airplanes.
For once, it's not the hometown airline making such news.
When I heard about this earlier today, I immediately thought it was that certain airline with the Eskimo on the tail.
For once, it's not the hometown airline making such news.
When I heard about this earlier today, I immediately thought it was that certain airline with the Eskimo on the tail.
12-28-2008, 06:59 PM
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12-28-2008, 08:14 PM
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Any pictures? With all the camera cell phones around these days, someone has pictures.
Where either of these being pushed back by a tug or were both using engine thrust to back up? Is the Seatac ramp controlled?
Where either of these being pushed back by a tug or were both using engine thrust to back up? Is the Seatac ramp controlled?
12-28-2008, 09:04 PM
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