A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 cut through a Delta Airlines flight with its wing, causing damage to both airplanes. The event, captured from multiple angles on video, shocked passengers and social media users alike. Let’s face it, that’s not what you want to see from your window seat. 

A video captures a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 slicing through the tail section of a Delta Airlines flight on a Boeing 737

Of all the capacities that you could have a disastrous flight, maybe this one isn’t so bad. In a slow-moving collision, two airplanes crashed into one another while still on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).

A popular video shows the Japan Airlines Boeing 787 crossing behind a Boeing 737. The 737, a Delta Airlines flight, is sitting idle with its engine running as the Japan Airlines flight crosses behind it. However, the 787 comes a bit too close for comfort, slicing through part of the 737’s empennage, stopping the 787 in its tracks.   

Of course, the internet responded with sympathy. Well, not really. One commenter on social media responded, “I wonder how the insurance call for this one goes down?” A second viewer joked, “The backup camera wasn’t working!”

Other viewers called out the pilots and ground crews for their performances. One such viewer questioned, “Where were the wing walkers?” No, they weren’t asking about the old-timey practice of hanging out on an airplane’s wing as it performed tricks. Wing walkers are part of the ground crew for taxiing and maneuvering airplanes. 

Interestingly enough, a self-described “retired 40+ year airline pilot” felt the need to chime in. “The captain is responsible for this,” he said. “If the aircraft was too close, stop [and] get wing walkers. If the First Officer (co-pilot) was taxiing, he/she is still under the Captain’s authority.” 

Check out the video of the shocking collision below!