Originally Posted by
getrandom
It appears to have been UA 898 AUS-IAH Plane 3504
N76504 which was came in from Houston as UA 771. That was parked at gate 16, so I'd guess it hit the AA plane coming around the corner on the way out to the runway.
Somehow I originally thought that the AA plane was coming from 17. I read it again, and the AA flight was actually coming from 21, which make it a lot more understandable how it could get clipped -- 21 is near the corner, and I could see a UA flight from 16 running into it if they'd been given taxi instructions to G3. (
FAA map).
Originally Posted by
channa
AUS-IAH -- that's United's flagship route. It likely frustrated some very important customers.
LOL. Hey, AUS is big-time now. We've got nonstop service to LHR and (seasonal) to FRA!