DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the Friday evening flight, the airline said.
No injuries were reported and law enforcement was contacted after the bullet struck the right side of the aircraft just under the flight deck. At the time, the crew of Flight 2494 was preparing the plane for departure from Dallas Love Field Airport, Southwest said in a statement.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft was “struck by gunfire near the cockpit” around 8:30 p.m. while taxiing before the flight to Indianapolis International Airport. The plane returned to the gate and the passengers exited, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The aircraft was removed from service, according to the airline, which said it would provide another flight for the passengers.
Dallas Love Field Airport said in a social media post that the Dallas Police Department responded and runway 13R/31L was closed, but reponed later Friday night with “minimal impact” on the facility’s operations.
OOLDDTIMERR on November 16th, 2024 at 16:18 UTC »
I lived in Irving, Tx back in 1990’s, only a few miles from DFW Airport and had some issues with the roof of my house and had a insurance inspector come out and he found 2 different bullets in my roof. One bullet was much older than the other, so it was from two different incidents. The bullets didn’t cause the issue I had with the leaks, it was just a bad install of the roof.
Mckooldude on November 16th, 2024 at 16:01 UTC »
Whoever gets caught for this one is gonna find out the fed doesn’t fuck around with planes.
jcliment on November 16th, 2024 at 15:40 UTC »
We are shooting planes now?