Passengers aboard a JetBlue plane faced a bumpy ride even before takeoff.
Thanks to @cjny84 via Twitter
On Wednesday, JetBlue Flight 1603 crashed into another JetBlue aircraft parked and empty at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The moving plane, bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico, “hit the tail” of the parked plane while transitioning from the gate to the tarmac. CBS news reported.
In a statement to the outlet, JetBlue said the two planes made “light contact” before returning to the gate. No one was injured.
At JFK on a JetBlue flight to Puerto Rico. We go back to the gate because apparently our plane crashed into another plane.
— CJ (@cjny84) January 18, 2023
Both aircraft will be “taken out for service inspection” while the incident is investigated.
According to a passenger on board, the impact was not felt on the plane, adding that the pilot struggled to explain what happened during an announcement to the cabin, they said to NBC New York.
The accident comes just days after one Delta plane and American Airlines flight nearly collided with each other on the runway with passengers on board. The incident is being investigated by the FAA. The close call also took place at JFK.
