JetBlue, Air India Planes Bump on JFK Taxiway, Airline Says
By Dan Hart - Mar 9, 2013 11:44 AM ET
JetBlue Flight 145 had pushed back from the gate and its tow bar was being worked on when the Air India aircraft, en route to its gate, bumped the JetBlue craft, said JetBlue spokesman Alex Headrick. No one was injured in the incident, which occurred at 6:15 a.m. local time.
New York’s WABC-TV reported the Air India plane had some wingtip damage.
The Jet Blue passengers, bound for West Palm Beach, Florida, were boarded onto another aircraft that left at 9:43 a.m., according to JetBlue’s website. A phone call placed to Air India in New York went unanswered.
Luckily I was able to grab an Air India employee who told me "off the record" that she did not think there was any way that this plane would be taking off today and they were trying to re-book people on a flight tomorrow, but they only had 40 available seats left. Instead of getting on the ever growing line at the check-in counter, I noticed an Air India ticketing desk with only a few people waiting to be helped so I jumped on that and was quickly re-booked on the same flight leaving tomorrow. So the start of my big adventure has been delayed by one day. I figure it's just getting me ready for the certain delays, strikes, long lines and cancellations that await me as part of every day life in India. At least it's a beautiful sunny day in New York! Remaining calm and patient. :-)
Going to the ticking desk was Amazing Race-caliber thinking!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Was the "bump" scary? Did you feel it at all? Not sure if it was lucky that no one was injured or unlucky your trip was delayed a day—maybe both. Thank goodness you took it in stride.
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