Southwest traveler captures photo of clipped airplane wing moments before takeoff
The wing was clipped by another plane at an airport, the traveler posted to social media.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A passenger on a Birmingham, Ala.,-bound Southwest Airlines flight posted a concerning photo on social media Friday showing the top of a wing ripped off.
The Twitter user who posted the photo said that her airline – Flight 654 departing Chicago's Midway International Airport -- was clipped by another trying to get out of an airport gate.
"Welp, I guess it’s time for a cocktail. Don’t worry, everyone is okay. Just a minor speed bump in our journey to Bham," the post reads.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She then posted another image of an undamaged Southwest airliner with the caption: "For reference, here is what a real @SouthwestAir wing should look like."
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The airline told Fox News the incident happened just after 12:30 p.m. as the plane was backing away from the gate when its wingtip came into contact with another plane at a neighboring gate. The passengers were forced to get off the plane and redirected to another aircraft.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}They landed in Birmingham an hour behind schedule and no injuries were reported on either flight, the airline said. Both airliners are out of service for review.