Several U.S. lawmakers and two former Gaza hostages were aboard an aircraft awaiting takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Thursday when another plane "bumped" into its wing.
Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., wrote in a post on X that no one onboard was injured.
"Serving in Congress has come with some once in a lifetime experiences… like just now while stationary on the runway at DCA, another plane just bumped into our wing," LaLota wrote.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed in a preliminary statement that the wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway at DCA at around 12:45 p.m. local time.
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