Two planes collide at London's Heathrow airport

Monday, October 15, 2007

Aircraft waiting for takeoff at Heathrow airport.

Two planes were involved in a collision Monday night at London's Heathrow airport. Fire and rescue officials reported no injuries.

The two planes, a British Airways Boeing 747, and a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A340 were reported to have clipped each other's wingtips while taxiing on an airport runway.

The passengers on both jets are currently being taken back to the terminal while engineers inspect both aircraft.

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Sources

"Two aircraft in minor collision at UK's Heathrow" — Reuters, October 15, 2007
"Jets collide on runway at Heathrow; no injuries" — USA Today, October 15, 2007
"Planes clip at Heathrow" — CNN, October 15, 2007

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