Japan Airlines jet wing strikes Delta Air Lines plane

6/2/2025 6:06

The right wing of a Japan

Airlines jet struck the tail of a Delta Air Lines

plane while the aircraft were taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma

International Airport on Wednesday, the Federal Aviation

Administration said.



The FAA paused some flights to the airport as a result of

the incident that occurred around 10:40 a.m. local time (1840

GMT). The agency said it will investigate the incident.



The Delta 737-800 with 142 passengers was bound for Puerto

Vallarta and was waiting for deicing when it was struck by the

Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner after it had

landed from Tokyo. Delta said there were no reports of injuries

and it will transfer passengers to another plane.



Delta said it will work with the FAA and others to

investigate.



Japan Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for

comment.