Milan, 15 Nov. (LaPresse) – A collision between two aircraft took place on Saturday evening local time on the runway at Miami International Airport in Florida, just one day after a nationwide flight ban in the US lasting more than four hours caused chaos in the transport sector, with thousands of cancellations and delays. According to CNN, citing the airport’s communications director, Greg Chin, two people were injured in the collision. The incident took place at around 9.15 pm local time. “The wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 whilst the aircraft were taxiing,” reported the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Air traffic controllers had instructed the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight, the FAA clarified, adding that it is investigating the collision. UPS has stated that it is cooperating with the authorities to determine what happened. Copa Airlines has also indicated that it will cooperate with the investigation.
US: Two planes collide at Miami Airport; two people injured
Milan, 15 Nov. (LaPresse) – A collision between two aircraft took place on Saturday evening local time on the runway at Miami International Airport in Florida, just one day after a nationwide flight ban in the US lasting more than four hours caused chaos in the transport sector, with thousands of cancellations and delays. According to CNN, citing the airport’s communications director, Greg Chin, two people were injured in the collision. The incident took place at around 9.15 pm local time. “The wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 whilst the aircraft were taxiing,” reported the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Air traffic controllers had instructed the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight, the FAA clarified, adding that it is investigating the collision. UPS has stated that it is cooperating with the authorities to determine what happened. Copa Airlines has also indicated that it will cooperate with the investigation.