A Breeze Airways flight headed to Norfolk was diverted Friday night due to severe weather, and later struck by another aircraft while parked on the tarmac in South Carolina.
According to Breeze Airways, Flight MX509, an Airbus A220-300 traveling from Las Vegas (LAS) to Norfolk (ORF), was rerouted to Charleston International Airport (CHS) around 9:30 p.m. Friday because of thunderstorms near Norfolk.
While the aircraft was parked and waiting to be refueled in Charleston, it was struck in the tail by a taxiing ANA Boeing 787-10 at approximately 9:49 p.m., airline officials said…