DENVER — Passengers on a United Airlines flight Friday morning at Denver International Airport (DIA) were asked to get off the plane after it hit a deicing truck. An employee of the deicing contractor was taken to the hospital, United Airlines told Denver7.
There were 122 customers and six crew members on the flight, but there were no other injuries, according to United.
Ashley Forest, a public information officer with DIA, said there was an incident at 8:26 a.m. Friday involving United Flight 605 and ground equipment. The flight was scheduled to head to Nashville at 8 a.m.
The crash happened while the United plane was exiting the deicing pad, according to a public information for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
This occurred in an area where air traffic control does not manage aircraft, the FAA said.
When the passengers were able to use the stairs to get off the plane, and they were then bused to the terminal. United said it would arrange for a different airplane to continue their flight to Nashville.
The FAA said it will investigate as this information is preliminary and subject to change.
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