Officials from Boston Logan International Airport revealed {that a} United
Airlines airplane collided with a parked Delta Air Lines plane over the weekend.
According to the New
York Post, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned the incident
occurred on the Boston airport round 7:20 p.m. native time on Friday.
United Flight 369 (a Boeing 737) was taxing to a holding pad
when it clipped the tail of Delta Flight 1657 (an Airbus A321).
There had been no accidents reported within the collision, and a
United spokesperson has all impacted passengers “deplaned normally at the gate”
and rebooked on different flights.
Several flights briefly delayed takeoff, and others had been
compelled to circle round as airport police and emergency providers arrived on the
scene. When the incident occurred, Twitter person Kathleen Dunn was arriving on a
JetBlue flight from San Juan.
when united makes an oopsie at boston logan airport and hits a delta flight so you may’t floor for like 40 minutes after which sit on the tarmac whereas fd, emt and pd swarm the airport pic.twitter.com/KoVshkoG1S
— Kathleen Dunn (@katdunn777) June 17, 2023
Another video was shared by a passenger on the United airplane,
Rick Fredrickson.
United 737 MAX collides with a Delta A321 at Boston-Logan Airport. The Delta A321 was parked on the time and the United 737 was touring at low pace leading to solely minor injury.
Rick Fredrickson pic.twitter.com/fhCOI46Yqf
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) June 17, 2023
Both carriers concerned within the collision launched statements:
“On Friday night, the winglet of a United plane clipped
the tail of one other plane at Boston Logan International Airport,” a United spokesperson
mentioned. “Customers on the United plane deplaned usually on the gate, and we
will rebook them onto different flights.”
“While there are not any reported accidents to our clients or
crew on Delta flight 1657, the plane got here into contact with one other plane
whereas awaiting takeoff clearance on the Logan airfield,” a Delta spokesperson
mentioned. “Delta groups are working to get clients to their ultimate locations
tonight, and we apologize for the delay.”
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