Southwest still assessing damage after Avelo plane clips tail at RDU

Southwest Airlines is still assessing the damage to one of its planes after a New Year’s Day collision at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

A Southwest plane had its right horizontal stabilizer clipped by the wingtip of “another airline’s aircraft” Thursday, Southwest said in a statement. An Avelo Airlines plane was involved in the collision. The Southwest plane was parked in a remote area with no one inside, and no injuries were reported.

“Our Maintenance Team is assessing the damage. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees,” Southwest said.

Avelo said in a Thursday statement that the collision occurred while the Avelo plane was being towed. No one was on the plane.

“We are in the process of determining maintenance issues and looking into the issue of what occurred,” an Avelo spokesperson said.