{"id":422862,"date":"2026-05-08T09:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/southwest-airlines-jets-hit-each-other-non-atc-communication-area-baltimore\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:37:56","slug":"southwest-airlines-jets-hit-each-other-in-non-atc-communication-area-at-baltimore-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=422862","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Airlines Jets Hit Each Other In Non-ATC Communication Area At Baltimore Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An incident at <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"257736\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/baltimore-washington-international-thurgood-marshall-airport\/\"  >Baltimore\/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport<\/a><\/span> (BWI) has seen two <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"44355\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/southwest-airlines\/\"  >Southwest Airlines<\/a><\/span> aircraft clip each other as they were leaving the gate on Monday. The two aircraft, which were attempting to depart for flights to Hartford and Houston, backed into each other, causing minor damage to the planes&#8217; wingtips. 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