A bullet has struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the evening flight.

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.

  • pubquiz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    After three US based aircraft were struck by bullets at Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport, the FAA banned flights in or out. Soooooo… one down and two to go to shut down the good ole US of A. Way to go 2A chucklefucks.