2 United Planes makes contact at Boston’s Logan Airport – NBC Boston
The wings of two planes leaving Boston Logan International Airport were clipped Monday morning as one took off from the gate.
The incident occurred shortly before 9 a.m. A United flight bound for Newark, New Jersey, made contact with a United flight bound for Denver, Massport said. The Newark-bound flight was towed by a United vehicle.
No one was injured in the incident, according to Massport and United Airlines, which confirmed that the wings of routes 515 and 267 were clipped when one pushed back from the gate.
“Customers on both flights departed normally and we have made arrangements to get them to their destinations on different flights,”[ads1]; United said in a statement.
A photo of the planes showed one plane’s wing touching the tail of another.
The airline’s official Twitter account responded to a tweet that appeared to show one plane’s wing touching another’s tail and acknowledged an incident they were working on.
“We are sorry to see that this has been your experience. Our teams are aware and working on the best timely solution. We understand how frustrating delays are and we apologize that your travel has been affected in this way,” the response said.
A private plane took off without permission as a JetBlue came in to land at Logan Airport on Monday night.
The incident comes less than a week after two planes had what the Federal Aviation Administration called a “close call” at the airport, with a small jet taking off without clearance and crossing the path of a JetBlue plane, which was forced to take evasive action during landing.
