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Two Jets Get In Fender-Bender At Burbank Airport, Causing Delays
Photo via @bentacular on Instagram.
One Southwest jet clipped another's wing on the Tarmac at Burbank Bob Hope Airport today, causing headaches for some passengers headed home for the holidays.
Social media posts from several travelers complained of delays after the two planes bumped each other this afternoon.
My plane just got ran into by another plane in Burbank. Drunk pilots are making a comeback! pic.twitter.com/udZYxsnOhq
— Christian Damon (@CMDamon) December 20, 2015
So here's our plane's wing still touching another plane's tail wing... @ Burbank Bob Hope Airport… https://t.co/YpaAqnqfX6
— Bentacular (@benespanto) December 20, 2015
As stressful as this probably is for some travelers, we'll bet others are grateful to delay seeing their parents for a few more hours.