LONDON: A Virgin Atlantic jet collided with another plane while it was being towed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, aviation authorities said. There were no reports of injuries.
Virgin said its Boeing 787-9 had completed a flight and had no passengers aboard when its wingtip clipped a stationary British Airways jet while being towed from a stand at the airport’s Terminal 3.Heathrow said it was working with emergency services and the two airlines in response to the incident. Images posted on social media showed several fire trucks surrounding the two planes, whose wings were touching.
“We’ve commenced a full and thorough investigation and our engineering teams are performing maintenance checks on the aircraft, which for now has been taken out of service,” Virgin said in a statement.
The airline added that there would be no disruption to its flying programme on Saturday. BA said the airline’s engineers were also looking at its plane.
Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, said no passenger injuries had been reported and it did not anticipate any ongoing impact to the airport’s operations.
Virgin said its Boeing 787-9 had completed a flight and had no passengers aboard when its wingtip clipped a stationary British Airways jet while being towed from a stand at the airport’s Terminal 3.Heathrow said it was working with emergency services and the two airlines in response to the incident. Images posted on social media showed several fire trucks surrounding the two planes, whose wings were touching.
“We’ve commenced a full and thorough investigation and our engineering teams are performing maintenance checks on the aircraft, which for now has been taken out of service,” Virgin said in a statement.
The airline added that there would be no disruption to its flying programme on Saturday. BA said the airline’s engineers were also looking at its plane.
Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, said no passenger injuries had been reported and it did not anticipate any ongoing impact to the airport’s operations.