Recently, an American Airlines plane and a United Airlines aircraft collided at the Chicago airport, which has stirred discussions on social media. Following the incident, both the airlines and official authorities released multiple statements explaining the details.
Here is all the information that we’ve gathered so far regarding the Chicago airport collision.
Exploring American Airlines and United Airlines incident
Recently, a passenger plane belonging to American Airlines clipped the tail of an aircraft from United Airlines at the O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
NBC Chicago further notes that both flights were undergoing the taxiing process. American Airlines flight 1979 was getting ready for departure to the International Airport in LA. Meanwhile, United Airlines flight 219 was embarking toward the Honolulu International Airport.
The timing of this minor crash was confirmed in a statement by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on its official website. They conveyed that the “American Airlines Flight 1979 struck the tail of United Airlines Flight 219” during the taxiing and “this occurred at Chicago O’Hare International Airport around 9:50 AM local time on Wednesday, Jan. 8.”
Additionally, the FAA announced that an investigation would take place. It stated, “The American Airlines Boeing 737-800 was heading to Los Angeles and the United Boeing 787 was heading to Honolulu. The FAA will investigate. Please contact the airlines for further information.”
Following the collision, both planes were replaced with substitutes. Moreover, the 293 passengers and 10 crew members who were boarding the United Airlines flight were moved to another plane.
NBC Chicago also reported that no one faced any injury due to the impact of the collision. American Airlines also released a statement apologizing for the incident. They said, “We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience this caused.” Furthermore, the airline revealed that the passengers were deplaned immediately.
Originally reported by Ishita Verma on ComingSoon.net.
