A Southwest Airways aircraft was struck by a bullet moments earlier than its scheduled takeoff from Dallas Love Subject airport in Texas on Friday evening, in response to the airline.
The flight was sure for Indianapolis however returned to the gate following the scary ordeal and passengers deplaned, in response to spokespeople for Southwest and the airport.
There have been no reported accidents and the aircraft was taken out of service.
“Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 was set to depart for Indianapolis when a bullet apparently struck the right side of the plane, just below the flight deck, as the crew was preparing for takeoff,” the Southwest spokesperson stated in an announcement.
Dallas police responded to the airport following the capturing at round 9:50 p.m.
Earlier this week, Haitian gangs shot three planes at or close to the airport in Port-au-Prince, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to ban US airways from going to the violence-plagued Caribbean nation for 30 days.
A Spirit Airways aircraft was hit by a number of bullets because it tried to land at Toussaint Louverture Worldwide Airport on Monday.
A flight attendant was grazed by a spherical throughout the capturing, forcing the aircraft to divert to an airport within the Dominican Republic.
The next day, American Airways and JetBlue flights departing Port-au-Prince had been shot, with the bullet holes found throughout postflight inspections.
With Publish wires
