A lawsuit has been filed against Denver International Airport (DIA) following a fatal runway strike on July 18th, 2023. The legal action names DIA as defendants alongside Southwest Airlines and FedEx Express. One passenger succumbed to smoke inhalation within days of the collision with a FedEx cargo plane. The initial investigation determined that the Southwest flight was attempting to take off when it struck the FedEx aircraft on the runway. This event resulted in significant damage to both planes and prompted an immediate shutdown of Runway 45L at DIA.
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