BOSTON (WHDH) - A United Airlines plane clipped another plane Friday in an incident in an airline parking area within Logan International Airport, a Massport spokesperson said.
No one was injured, according to the spokesperson.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. when the spokesperson said a United plane traveling “at a low speed” made contact with a parked Delta Air Lines plane.
In a separate statement, United said the winglet of the United plane “clipped the tail of another aircraft.”
United said 128 customers and six crew members were on board. United said customers were able to deplane normally at a gate, adding that customers would be rebooked onto other flights.
The FAA said Friday’s incident happened while the United plane was “taxiing to a holding pad” at Logan.
Delta issued its own statement Friday night, saying “While there are no reported injuries to our customers or crew on Delta flight 1657, the aircraft came into contact with another aircraft while awaiting takeoff clearance on the Logan airfield.”
“Delta teams are working to get customers to their final destinations tonight, and we apologize for the delay,” Delta said.
An emergency presence was seen at Logan Airport Friday evening in several photos and videos shared with 7NEWS.
7NEWS also spoke with passengers, two of whom described the moment they felt the planes made contact.
“There was a little bit of vibration,” Kanhaya Jaiswal said. “Everybody could feel it. We were just not sure what was going on.”
“It definitely wasn’t clear that another plane hit us, but you can definitely feel the jolt,” said passenger Alex Wilson.
Wilson said he felt the plane he was on “rocking back and forth for a few seconds.”
He said he could then see emergency vehicles from his position on the left side of one of the planes.
While some passengers like Wilson were later able to coordinate a new flight, others, including Jaiswal, weren’t as lucky.
“I had a connecting flight, which I missed,” he said. “So, now I’m going back tomorrow.”
The FAA also said no passenger injuries were reported, adding that it will investigate.
Passengers on the Delta plane said their flight had already been delayed roughly 20 minutes because of an unspecified system issue before they were hit, translating to a more than hour long wait on the plane.
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