Frontier Airlines plane hits person on runway during takeoff at Denver airport
Key takeaways
- The plane involved (not pictured) was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google A Frontier Airlines plane hit a person on the runway of Denver’s international airport during takeoff, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate, authorities said.
- The plane, headed to Los Angeles, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff” at about 11.19pm on Friday, the Denver airport’s official X account wrote.
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The plane involved (not pictured) was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Reuters View image in fullscreen. The plane involved (not pictured) was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Reuters Denver Frontier Airlines plane hits person on runway during takeoff at Denver airport Passengers were evacuated safely after the plane struck a person and an engine then caught on fire
Prefer the Guardian on Google A Frontier Airlines plane hit a person on the runway of Denver’s international airport during takeoff, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate, authorities said.
The plane, headed to Los Angeles, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff” at about 11.19pm on Friday, the Denver airport’s official X account wrote.