Posted on 01/06/2018 8:22:31 AM PST by BenLurkin
The right wing of a China Southern plane hit the tail of a Kuwait airliner, damaging both aircrafts, the Port Authority said. No one was injured and all the passengers got off safely, according to the Port Authority, which manages all three NYC-area airports.
The China Southern flight was being towed when the planes collided shortly after midnight, the FAA said. Both planes are Boeing 777s.
Kuwait Airways said on Twitter that Flight 118 from New York to Kuwait was struck by the Chinese plane as it was parked before takeoff. The passengers were taken to hotels as they waited for alternative flights, the airline said.
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The collision follows long waits at JFK in terminals, on planes on the tarmac and waiting to get luggage the day after Thursday's blizzard shut down the airport.
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"@JFKairport 3 hours on the tarmac waiting for a gate tonight. Pilot saying airport control is "chaotic". Is anyone there?," tweeted one passenger who had landed on a flight from Germany at 8 p.m.
Another on a different flight added, "Stranded in the airplane for more than 3 hours in #jfkairport waiting for a gate in the “capital of the world” with freezing temperatures outside starting to affect the cabin. This is #ridiculous." (At 3 a.m., it was 10 degrees with a wind chill of -9 at the airport.)
Another passenger, meanwhile, said that passengers began calling 911 from the plane while they waited and others began "to threaten to break open emergency exit."
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According to air travel tracking service Flightradar 24, dozens of planes had the same issues after landing....
"After landing 3.5 hours ago, #DY7019 awaits a gate. Unfortunately for passengers at JFK tonight, they have plenty of company,"
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I am waiting for pictures of passengers sliding down the inflatable exits with their personal item and carry-on roller bag while the planer is on fire.
Personally, I try and avoid routing through Leftist cities. The absence of responsible hiring practices and supervision are noticeable. When people mess up, such as the person towing the Chinese 777 in this incident, there are typically no consequences for them.
When there is a lack of accountability there is a lack of capability.
Unfortunately, even though the plane was being towed China will likely re-assign the pilots.
This is much more common for international flights than you would think. Those long trips typically just wait until the next regularly scheduled day. Even then most passengers are rerouted on other flights and carriers.
Toronto also involved a towed aircraft.
...roughest landing I ever had was in I Mexico city about 25 years ago.
Mexicana Air.... thought the landing gear was gonna come up through the floor...very hard
Some Captain’s career should be over.
Yep. Never once in my 20 years of air traffic control, did I ever call any part of the airport the tarmac.
If I'm not mistaken, the plural of "aircraft" is... "aircraft."
There’s something fishy about that...
Not using the word Octopai to describe more than one octopus is fishy. It is actually octopusses.
There were no China Southern pilots involved. The plane was being towed by ground crew. There may not have been any air crew aboard.
When the wind is blowing right, many of the Asian bound flights leaving JFK travel over my house. I follow them with FlightTracker. They are about 20,000 feet and climbing at the point they are over my Southern Connecticut home. Probably taking the route that puts them right under the Arctic Circle before heading south again. Anyway, it’s always a majestic sight as these are gigantic planes. Amazing how they can travel halfway around the world on a tank of gas.
“I’ve decided it’s worth a premium to avoid all connections when possible.”
no doubt about it. probabilities of problems are additive with each additional flight .... AND with a single flight you’ll at least be stuck in the originating city, not stuck in some city that’s neither your origin or destination, and which it’ll be nearly impossible to get out of quickly ...
Wow! Did the guy in Tranna who towed the Sunwing plane into the WestJet plane, quickly move to NYC? Two similar ground accidents in less than 24 hours.
The scariest landing I experienced was at SFO. The airport had been closed by high winds for hours. Even the Golden Gate Bridge had been closed.
When my older model 737 entered final approach, it became evident that winds were still high and turbulent. Aircraft was bouncing and rolling. What scared me was when it began to yaw, as well. Landed safely, even though rough and bouncy.
After parking at the gate, as the stews walked up the isle, I overheard the boss tell the others that during final approach the captain had told her to prepare to ditch.
Chicoms and Arabs screwing up NY. Metaphor.
Just to be annoying, because I’m annoyed. The plural of aircraft is aircraft. Not aircrafts.
And why is one plane towed into another on the ground at walking speed even a story at all?
No, the accepted spelling is "octopuses". But I prefer "octopussies" anyway!
Sounds like you and I flew into SFO the same day. I was on a smaller plane (one stewardess/United I think) but in the very front row. It seemed to be fishtailing a bit but not too bad.
Turns out someone headed to the same meeting had been in the back. She said the motion was much worse in the back of the plane and some people were puking and others were praying aloud.
Not handling the weather very well
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