A collision occurred between two planes at Heathrow Airport in London. One of the planes was from British Airways, and the other was from Virgin Atlantic. Fortunately, both aircraft only suffered minor damage, and there were no injuries or delays as a result of the incident.
Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 had just landed and was being towed from a terminal to another part of the airport when the collision occurred. The airline confirmed that there were no passengers on board the aircraft during the collision. The wing of the Virgin Atlantic plane hit the British Airways plane, which had 121 people on board and was scheduled to depart for Accra, Ghana.
British Airways confirmed that one of its planes was involved in a collision while stationary at Heathrow and that another plane was made available to passengers with a delayed takeoff time. A spokesperson for Virgin Atlantic stated that an investigation was underway, and maintenance checks were being carried out on their aircraft, which had been taken out of service. The incident was captured in videos online showing the damaged wing of the Boeing 787-9 and emergency response on the ground.
An airport spokesperson confirmed the incident and stated that emergency services were working with airline partners to investigate the circumstances of the accident. The Metropolitan Police also announced their support for the investigation. Despite
