Japan Airlines Flight 'Struck' Delta Plane at Seattle Airport: What We Know

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A Japan Airlines plane struck the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines aircraft on Wednesday morning at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

The airport said that the incident occurred at 10:17 a.m. local time and that "Port of Seattle Fire, Police and SEA operations responded to an incident on the ramp" between the airport's S Concourse and the south airport maintenance hangars.

The taxiing Japan Airlines plane "appears to have struck" the Delta aircraft's tail, the airport said. No injuries have been reported. Airport staffers are "working with both airlines" to safely deplane passengers and bring them to the terminal, the airport said.

Newsweek reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration for comment via email.

"There is minimal impact to airport operations as this occurred on a taxi lane," the airport said. "Passengers are encouraged to check with their airlines if they are flying today."

Witnesses posted videos to X (formerly Twitter) showing the Japan Airlines plane making contact with the Delta aircraft.

This story is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

A taxiing Japan Airlines plane struck the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday.

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