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.

  • Miles O'Brien
    link
    fedilink
    English
    388 months ago

    They don’t fuck around with aviation investigations.

    Whoever did it better leave absolutely no evidence and melt the gun before the alphabet squad comes pounding the door in.

    That or it’s just a lone wolf good ol boy who deeply regrets his medication made him do that, and his pain and suffering from guilt is punishment enough.

    • Flying Squid
      link
      fedilink
      118 months ago

      The heat of the bullet welded the emergency exit onto the fuselage and now it won’t fall off mid-flight.

  • toiletobserver
    link
    fedilink
    288 months ago

    The only thing that can stop a bad guy shooting at an airplane is a good guy shooting at an airplane.

  • pubquiz
    link
    fedilink
    English
    238 months 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.

  • @Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    118 months ago

    I don’t understand what the motive could be for shooting at a passenger plane aside from straight up terrorism. What are they trying to accomplish?