2 planes clip wings at Reagan Airport, Congress members on board

A once-in-a-lifetime experience for one D.C. lawmaker is highlighting ongoing issues with

American air travel. This after two planes clipped wings at Reagan International

an airport already under scrutiny for a deadly accident earlier this year

Republican Representative Nick Lelotta of New York posted on X, serving in Congress has come with some once-in-a-lifetime experiences

Like just now, while stationary on the runway at DCA, another plane just bumped into our wing

adding that New York Democratic Representative Grace Meng was handing out grapes

Meng also posted to X about the experience, saying this incident underscores this urgent need to restore all FAA jobs that keep our runway safe

She also posted a video once she made it off the plane. Hi, everyone. I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK

They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks. The incident happened Thursday. No injuries were reported and both aircrafts returned to their gates safely

Lawmakers were leaving Washington as Congress begins a two week recess New Jersey Democratic Representative Josh Gottheimer was also on one of the planes posting to X saying he too was okay adding just a reminder

recent cuts to the FAA weaken our skies and public safety. Gottheimer and Meng are both

referring to the Trump administration implementing significant staffing reductions within the FAA

as part of broader government efficiency measures. The recent cuts in aviation safety have been

points of recent political debate as Reagan Airport has had multiple issues, including the

deadly mid-air collision over the Potomac River in January. Then a few weeks ago, there was a

close call involving a military aircraft flying too close to a departing flight. The FAA also

investigated a fight between employees inside the air traffic control at Reagan with a supervisor

allegedly arrested for punching an employee, all leading to the FAA bringing in a new management

team at the airport. The FAA told multiple news outlets in a statement it's investigating

Thursday's incident on the tarmac. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey

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