Two Southwest Airlines planes involved in minor collision at Rhode Island airport

Two Southwest Airlines flights were involved in a minor collision on the tarmac at T.F. Green International Airport in Rhode Island late Friday evening. The incident occurred around 10:45 p.m. when the wing of Southwest flight 3515 scraped the tail of flight 3409 while both aircraft were taxiing.

Fortunately, no injuries were reported among the passengers or crew on either flight. A passenger seated by the window on one of the aircraft reported feeling the proximity to another plane but was unaware of the collision until others began discussing it. The planes continued taxiing after the contact.

Southwest Airlines confirmed the incident, stating that both aircraft are being inspected. The airline will arrange for other flights to transport passengers to their destinations. The collision did not result in any casualties, and passengers were safely deplaned after the planes returned to their gates.

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He said that he felt the distance with another plane was very close, but he never expected to collide.