Moving plane ‘makes contact’ with parked airplane at SLC airport, causes delays

SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — Two separate flights were delayed at Salt Lake City International Airport after the wing of a moving aircraft “made contact” with a parked plane at the airport Saturday evening.

According to a spokesperson with Delta Air Lines , both flights were delayed overnight after the incident. The moving plane — which Delta said was a “B737 aircraft” with 109 customers on it — made contact with the parked aircraft on Saturday.

The parked plane was an “A320 aircraft” with 131 customers on it, but officials said there were no injuries reported on either of the planes after the incident.

According to the airline company, after the overnight delays, the flights were able to depart from the Salt Lake City airport on Sunday.

Passengers on the B737 — which was the moving plane that made contact with the parked aircraft — were traveling to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport from Salt Lake. The plane was scheduled to operate as flight DL2046, according to Delta.

The customers aboard flight DL2677 — the parked A320 aircraft — were on their way to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport , according to Delta officials.

The spokesperson with Delta Air Lines said the company will investigate the situation further to identify what caused the incident. Delta provided the following statement to ABC4.com:

Delta teams worked to reaccommodate customers to their final destinations after the wingtip of Delta flight DL2046 made contact with a parked aircraft at SLC. We sincerely apologize for the delay to their travels.

Statement from Delta Air Lines

There is no further information at this time.

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