An probe is underway aft 2 planes operated by American Airlines and Frontier Airlines clipped wings connected the tarmac astatine Logan International Airport successful Boston connected Monday.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), it happened astir noon. An American Airlines Boeing 777 was being towed erstwhile it struck the wingtip of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 that was parked astatine the gate.
"While pulling into its gross astatine Boston (BOS), American Airlines formation 109, with work from LHR to BOS, made interaction with a adjacent parked aircraft," a spokesperson for American Airlines said successful a connection to Fox News.
The hose said determination were nary reported injuries, and customers deplaned the craft soon after.
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Two planes clipped wings connected Monday astatine Boston's Logan International Airport. (WBZ)
"The craft has been removed from work for inspection by our attraction team. We apologize to our customers for immoderate inconvenience this caused," the connection continued.
The Frontier formation was en way to Dallas, and the American Airlines formation arrived successful Boston from London.
The FAA said the incidental happened "in an country that's not nether aerial postulation control," but said the bureau is investigating.
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Crews situation the 2 planes aft they clipped wings. (WBZ)
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Two airplanes clipped wings astatine a gross astatine Logan International Airport Monday, according to a Massachusetts Port Authority spokesperson, forcing the cancellation of a Frontier formation to Dallas during 1 of the busiest question periods of the year. (WBZ)
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A Frontier spokesperson said the American Airlines level made interaction with their craft for formation 3601 to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport portion the Frontier level was parked waiting to instrumentality off. (WBZ)
The Frontier formation was en way to Dallas, and the American Airlines formation arrived astatine Logan from London erstwhile the incidental happened. (WBZ)
A spokesperson for Boston Logan International Airport said this was a insignificant incident.
The airdrome added that some planes were deboarded and needed to beryllium checked for damage.
A spokesperson for Frontier Airlines said successful a connection to Fox News Digital that each impacted customers volition beryllium fixed a $100 aboriginal question credit, arsenic good arsenic the enactment to either rebook connected Frontier oregon person a afloat refund.
In addition, Frontier said each those who person opted to rebook with Frontier tin petition a edifice voucher and that they volition beryllium providing repast vouchers arsenic well.
According to the AAA, astir 80 cardinal radical are expected to question 50 miles oregon much from location during the Thanksgiving vacation question period, which runs from Nov. 26 done Dec. 2. (iStock)
This incidental comes arsenic millions of radical are expected to travel crossed the U.S. this week for Thanksgiving.
Nearly 80 cardinal radical are expected to question 50 miles oregon more this Thanksgiving, with highest question days falling connected the Tuesday and Wednesday earlier the vacation and the Sunday afterward, according to AAA.
AAA is expecting aerial question to interruption records successful 2024, estimating 5.84 cardinal radical catching flights astatine airports crossed the country.
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The Transportation Security Administration said it, too, was preparing for what could beryllium the busiest Thanksgiving question play connected record.
"Thanksgiving is the busiest vacation for travel, and this twelvemonth we’re expecting to acceptable caller records crossed the board, from driving to flying and cruising," said Stacey Barber, vice president of AAA Travel, in a quality release. "Americans reconnect with household and friends implicit Thanksgiving, and question is simply a large portion of that."
FOX Weather's Steven Yablonski contributed to this report.