Two commercial passenger jets are involved in a minor collision on Heathrow Airport, with the wing tip reportedly “scraping” from one into the other while taxiing onto the runway. The incident took place around 8 p.m. tonight. Korean Air and Iceland Air planes were involved in the collision. “Martyn John Wulfran” (@thewulfran) wrote: “Major incident at Heathrow Airport involving 2 aircraft.” Fellow Twitter user “Richard” (@TaylorGRichard) replied: “Any details? I think I’m in one of the planes. We’re pretty sure we wrecked another plane with our wing tip while taxiing.”
“We were told that due to a technical problem we have to go back to the gate. But that was 15 minutes ago and we have not moved.”
In a separate tweet to Express.co.uk, he said: “The flight I’m on is ke908 to Seoul. I think we grazed the tail of another plane with our wing while taxiing.
Twitter user “M Zulqarnain B” (@MZulqarnainBut1), who describes himself as an aviation data analyst, wrote: “JUST IN.
“Two planes were hit at London Heathrow. A Korean 777 has clipped an Icelandair 767.”
Another Twitter user said several emergency vehicles had arrived next to a Korean Air plane.
“DWE” (@dwedigital) commented, “LOTS of emergency vehicles next to an @KoreanAir_KE plane on the runway side.”
A passenger on the Korean Air flight told the Daily Star: “I looked out the window and thought we were terribly close to the tail for a parked plane. And then it looked like we were grazing it.
“The captain didn’t tell us much, except that we are going back to the gate due to a technical problem. But the last communication was about 45 minutes ago.’
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No injuries were reported, but emergency services are still there to make sure everyone on board the planes is safe.
The spokesman said: “Emergency services are on hand for an incident involving two aircraft at the airport.
“No injuries have been reported, but emergency services are on site to ensure all passengers and crew are safe and sound.”
No significant impact on arrival or departure at Heathrow is expected, but passengers should check with their airline about the status of their flights.