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Planes Clip Each Other At Midway, No One Hurt
The airline said all passengers were deplaned and there are no reported injuries from either flight.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Southwest Flight 654 was leaving Chicago Midway to Birmingham, Alabama. According to Southwest it was “was pushing back from the gate when the wingtip came into contact with the horizontal stabilizer of a Southwest arrival flight that was sitting near a neighboring gate.”
The airline said all passengers were deplaned and there are no reported injuries from either flight. Southwest said it’s working to get the 143 passengers bound for Birmingham on another flight. Both planes involved in the incident are now out of service for inspection.
