Two passenger planes collide at Heathrow: Korean jet ‘clips’ Icelandic 767 while taxiing
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Two passenger planes collide at Heathrow: Korean jet ‘clips’ Icelandic 767 while taxiing at London airport, causing major emergency response
- Two passenger planes collided at Heathrow tonight
- Incident occurred between jets while taxiing, emergency services are on site
- A passenger on board one of the planes said there was ‘no apparent danger’
- *** Were you on board one of the planes? Let us know what happened, email: matt.powell@mailonline.co.uk***
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Emergency services stormed onto the tarmac at Heathrow Airport after two planes were said to have collided with each other while taxiing tonight.
The incident took place around 8 p.m. tonight between two commercial passenger jets.
The Korean Air 777 plane is believed to have been “scraped” into an Icelandair 767 jet, an eyewitness clarified that it was not a “full” collision.
The incident allegedly occurred between the two aircraft while taxiing.
The Korean Air flight #KE908 was scheduled to depart London at 7:35 PM for Seoul, Korea.
A photo appears to show significant damage to the Icelandair’s tail from the Korean Air’s wing.
One passenger wrote on Twitter: ‘We are pretty sure we wrecked another plane with our wing tip while taxiing.
“We have been informed that we are going back to the gate due to a technical problem.
“But that was fifteen minutes ago and we haven’t moved.”
Another person also on board said there was “no apparent danger” and “no one” was injured.
Two planes clipped each other at Heathrow tonight while taxiing (emergency services at the scene pictured)
An Icelandair plane was involved in the incident, the tail appears to have some damage from the Korean Air wing
Another passenger added: ‘We hit another plane while taxiing. I saw it out the window. Wingtip broke the tail of another plane.’
While a third said: ‘Surrounded by about ten police cars and a few fire engines.
“Apparently the plane has ‘a technical problem’.”
The same user added: ‘I can’t say we felt anything from within. No apparent danger, no one injured.”
A passenger on the Korean Air flight told the Daily Star: “I looked out the window and thought we were very close to the tail for a parked plane.
“And then it looked like we’d grazed it.
“The captain didn’t tell us much, except that we have to go back to the gate due to a technical problem.
“But the last communication was about 45 minutes ago.”
Richard on Twitter said: ‘I’m on the flight they’re blocking. We were taxiing to the runway and were suddenly stopped by all those emergency services.’
“We are now being informed that we are returning to the gate due to a technical problem.”
A spokesman for Heathrow Airport said: ‘Emergency services are on hand for an incident involving two aircraft at the airport.
“There were no injuries, but emergency services are on hand to ensure all passengers and crew are safe and sound.”
The incident is under investigation.
Were you on board one of the planes? Let us know what happened, email: matt.powell@mailonline.co.uk.