Airline fender-bender

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) - January 2, 2012

But that doesn't mean they can't have fender-benders.

That's what authorities say happened at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport in Florida.

Officials say a Spirit Airlines Airbus A-320 clipped a US Airways Airbus of the same model on New Year's Eve.

The Spirit Airlines jet got a chunk of the US Airways jet as it sat parked in a remote area away from the gate.

The US Airways jet ended up with a gash in its tail section.

As for the passengers on the Spirit flight from Atlanta, all 162 passengers got off as normal and the plane was returned to service.

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