There was no one on the plane.
In a very unusual incident, an aircraft was pushed by strong winds coming from the gate at Dallas Fort Worth airport in the United States. Shocking footage reveals that the American Airlines Boeing 737-800, which weighed around 90,000 pounds, had its nose pushed onto the runway when the cargo bridge was disconnected.
According to American Airlines, the aircraft was one of “several” that were impacted by the 80 mph gusts, causing the airport to ground up to 700 planes. There was no one on the plane and, according to the airline representative, maintenance personnel “are currently conducting thorough inspections and will make any necessary repairs.”
The now-viral video attracted a lot of reactions from social media users.
The American Airlines 737-800 drifted away from its gate at DFW Airport during inclement weather Tuesday morning. pic.twitter.com/ZoccA1mw7A
– Breaking aviation news and videos (@aviationbrk) May 28, 2024
“It appears that the strong winds captured by the tail fin of this @AmericanAir acted like a sail to push the plane away from the gate. It is not known if there was something missing to prevent the wheels from moving,” said one user.
“*Boeing executives, nervous*: Yes, it was time. Not the plane. Definitely not the plane,” wrote another person.
A third said: “Hey! Despite these scary stories about aviation, we keep flying, what can we do?”
“This is crazy,” said one user.
“Wow. That storm really was something else,” one person commented.
Another said: “Wow. It was really windy in the Dallas area today, but I didn’t realize it was so crazy.”
Notably, the roof of a large commercial warehouse near the airport was crushed by the same strong winds. When strong winds hit Texas and neighboring states Tuesday morning, nearly 90 percent of departures from D-FW airport were delayed or canceled.
At least one person died and more than 600,000 people in Texas were left without power, as severe storms brought another wave of extreme weather to a state still recovering from damaging and deadly storms in recent weeks.
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