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Originally published Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 12:56 PM

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Planes bump on ground at Sea-Tac

Two flights bound for the Midwest from Seattle were canceled this morning when the passenger-filled planes backed up into each other as they were leaving their gates, airport officials said.

Seattle Times staff reporter

Two flights bound for the Midwest from Seattle were canceled this morning when the passenger-filled planes backed into each other as they left their gates, airport officials said.

No one was injured.

A Delta 737-800 plane, Flight 1288 to Cincinnati, was backing away from its gate at the Concourse Terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shortly before 7 a.m, according to airport spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt.

At the same time, Betancourt said, a Northwest 757-300 plane, Flight 620 to Minneapolis, was backing away from its gate at the South Satellite Terminal.

The two planes bumped into each other. The flights were canceled and passengers were being transferred to other flights, Betancourt said.

Christine Clarridge: 206-464-8983 or cclarridge@seattletimes.com

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So, is this the fabled merger of NWA and Delta? :)  Posted on December 29, 2008 at 8:47 AM by ocbox2. Jump to comment
Surprised it hasn't happened more often. This is the result of out-sourcing. Go Menzies!!  Posted on December 28, 2008 at 8:25 PM by dave98037. Jump to comment
The problem is that Sea-Tac has eliminated the requirement of 2 wing walkers to accomodate the airlines' bare bones staffing and outsourcing...  Posted on December 28, 2008 at 8:26 PM by chinooker. Jump to comment

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