Alaska Airlines Jet Bumps Into Another At Los Angeles International Airport

Monday, August 27th 2007, 9:15 pm

By: News On 6

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ An Alaska Airlines jet bumped into another one Monday while pulling away from a gate at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. No one was injured.

At 1:30 p.m., Alaska Flight 006 was pushing back from its gate when its left winglet made contact with another Alaska jet parked at a different gate, said Los Angeles International Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles.

The winglet is a small vertical fin on the outer tip of a wing.

The second plane, Alaska Flight 117, was hit on its left wing, said Castles.

``They just bumped,'' said Castles.

Both planes were 737s. It was not immediately clear how many passengers were on board the planes.

Castles referred questions about damage and delays to Alaska Airlines. A call left with the airlines was not immediately returned.