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Japan Airlines
aircraft collided with a parked Delta Airlines plane while taxiing at
Seattle-Tacoma Airport
on Wednesday morning, causing damage to both planes but no injuries were reported.
The incident took place at 10:17 am when the moving aircraft's wing struck the tail section of the parked Delta aircraft.
Travellers at the airport shared photographs on social media platforms showing the Japan Airlines wing sliced halfway through the Delta aircraft's tail section.
The airport authorities said that the incident caused minimal disruption to regular operations. "There are no injuries reported at this time. SEA is working with both airlines to safely deplane passengers and bring them to the terminal," the airport's said.
The collision happened when the the aviation sector is facing heightened concerns in the US.
A collision between a US Army helicopter and an American Airlines aircraft at Reagan National Airport claimed 67 lives just a week ago.
Later, in Philadelphia, a medical transport aircraft crashed onto a crowded street and burst into flames, resulting in seven fatalities - six aboard the aircraft and one pedestrian.
Adding to these incidents, the Federal Aviation Administration's Notice to Air Missions system (NOTAM), crucial for communicating flight safety information, experienced a failure on Saturday night.
Although the system was restored by Sunday, the disruption had already caused hundreds of flight delays across the network.
