Saturday, June 06, 2015

Incident occurred June 06, 2015 at Bob Hope Airport (KBUR), Burbank, California

BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a minor accident involving two Southwest Airlines planes at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank Saturday.

Flight 4721 was pushing back from the gate when it bumped wings with Flight 2183 on the tarmac.

None of the passengers onboard the Southwest Airlines flights to Sacramento and Phoenix were injured. 

Passengers deplaned the Boeing 737 aircraft and were loaded onto buses. They are currently being rebooked onto other flights.

Both planes were taken out of service for repairs and inspection. 

The accident did not affect other operations at the airport.

"Our employees are working as quickly as possible to re-accommodate all customers. Safety is our number one focus and we will conduct an internal review to identify the details surrounding today's event," a Southwest Airlines spokesman said.

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