It's never a good sign when an airline worker is spotted carrying a piece of your plane that you're pretty sure is required for takeoff.
Southwest Flight 449 was scheduled to leave LaGuardia Airport in New York on Tuesday when it had a minor run-in with another carrier. The plane's winglet was clipped by an American Airlines plane while on its way from the gate to the runway, according to passengers on the plane and in the terminal.
The cause of the accident is unclear.
Southwest's terminal at LaGuardia is not particularly well designed, with spaces tight enough to prevent pilots from navigating around obstacles. Some planes must power down on the tarmac and wait to be towed to the gate. Read more...
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