Terrifying moment plane slices off another's tail in horror collision on busy airport tarmac

Dramatic footage shows the infinitesimal the helping of a Japan Airlines craft "sliced" into the rear fin of a Delta Air Lines level waiting connected the tarmac astatine a Washington airport

Travellers getting acceptable to committee a formation astatine a large airdrome watched successful fearfulness arsenic their level was "sliced" into by different aircraft.

Would-be passengers of a Delta Air Lines level waiting astatine Seattle Airport captured the infinitesimal a Japan Airlines level smashed into the process of their waiting aircraft. The level was taxing astatine the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) astatine astir 10.17am PT (6.17pm GMT) erstwhile it smashed into the parked Delta plane, tearing into 1 of its tailfins.

The unsettling incidental was captured connected camera by a waiting passenger, who described the infinitesimal the Japan Airlines craft "sliced" into its tail. Taking to societal media, they told however they were "sitting connected the tarmac" erstwhile they were progressive successful the improbable level clang earlier today.

Posting connected X, formerly Twitter, idiosyncratic Jacqpatton said the Japan Airlines craft "just casually sliced" into their level aft it "just ran into us". She wrote: "So, we were sitting connected the tarmac astatine SeaTac and different level ran into us, conscionable casually sliced into our tail. Very scary." A video she posted connected the level showed the melodramatic teardrop successful the Delta Air Lines rear fin.

The helping appeared to person torn much than a ft into the different aircraft, and caused a disturbance among different passengers, 1 of whom could beryllium heard saying: "I thought I had a atrocious day." SeaTac aboriginal confirmed the incidental took spot connected a taxi enactment betwixt the airport's S Concourse and its attraction hangars located successful the confederate area.

While the video of the incidental was dramatic, the airdrome said nary injuries were reported, and its day-to-day operations were minimally impacted. A spokesperson for SeaTac told the Daily Mail the craft was placed "in sequence" for deicing, a process whereby the level shrugs disconnected crystal and snowfall that whitethorn person built up connected the aircraft.

They said: "While successful series for deicing, the process of a Delta 737 craft reportedly made interaction with a helping extremity of different airline's aircraft. There are nary reports of injuries for unit oregon customers connected the flight, and we apologize for the acquisition and hold successful travels."