American Airlines Boeing 737 swept away from jet bridge at DFW: video

Security camera footage captured the moment a parked American Airlines B737 aircraft was swept away from a gate by strong gusts of wind at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW).

The video clip, which was uploaded to social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), shows the aircraft, which appears to be empty, angling to its right until it comes to a stop at a nearly 90 degree angle to its initial position at gate C21. 

🔴 On Tuesday morning, strong winds caused an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 to be moved from its position at the boarding gate at Dallas Fort Worth Airport. #Airways #News 📸: Unkown pic.twitter.com/ksSuS5MoHS— Airways Magazine (@airwaysmagazine) May 28, 2024The incident occurred in the early morning of May 28, 2024. According to weather reports, powerful wind gusts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area reached over 70 miles per hour and were accompanied by thunder. 

An American Airlines spokesperson told AeroTime: “Severe weather, including straight-line wind gusts up to 80 mph, at our Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) hub affected several parked unoccupied aircraft. There were no injuries. Our maintenance team is currently conducting thorough inspections and will make any needed repairs.”

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) reported 77 mph gusts at 5:47am and operations getting affected. This American Airlines airplane was pushed away from the gate by high winds due to the storm.Also, a large commercial warehouse along Airport Road has sustained… pic.twitter.com/4gL6Z6J0xg— FL360aero (@fl360aero) May 28, 2024
🚨📷🇺🇸#BREAKING: SEVERE STORM WATCH IN DALLAS / FORT WORTH North Texas is experiencing high winds and heavy rains, and gusts over 75 mph were reported. Severe thunderstorms and flash flood warnings. High-water rescues have been reported. Source: Reuters pic.twitter.com/x5iejW9ysD— Md.Sakib Ali (@iamsakibali1) May 28, 2024DFW airport advised passengers with early morning flights to check their flight status due to delays. 

With a strong storm in the area this morning passengers should check their flight status with their airline as delays are likely. Please use caution if traveling to/from the airport this morning with strong winds and rain impacting travel.— DFW Airport (@DFWAirport) May 28, 2024

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