Early Saturday morning, chaos unfolded at O'Hare International Airport when a luggage vehicle collided with Aeromexico Flight 661, causing more than 100 passengers to abruptly disembark the aircraft, according to WLS. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the plane, which was bound for Guadalajara, Mexico, was parked at the gate when the incident occurred at approximately 12:35 a.m.
Officials say the baggage cart was being maneuvered by an airport worker when it struck the plane's left engine, which resulted in the prompt evacuation of its passengers. Thankfully, there were no injuries reported. The Chicago Police Department confirmed the sequence of events and indicated that the evacuation was safely conducted, FOX 32 Chicago reported.
Inquiries toward Aeromexico Airlines have been made by ABC7 for further details on the mishap, while the FAA has now begun an investigation to ascertain the specifics of the incident. This event marks the second of such occurrences this month, following a prior instance where two aircraft clipped wings while awaiting a gate at O'Hare's Terminal 2, which also fortunately did not result in any injuries.
