BOSTON – Two planes from American Airlines and Frontier Airlines clipped their wings on the tarmac at Boston’s Logan Airport on Monday. No one was injured in the collision, which occurred around noon at a Terminal E gate with passengers on board.
A Massport spokesman said the wingtips at the end of the wings of both planes touched each other. The jets are being checked for damage and Massport said “those aircraft most likely will not fly.”
Apparent damage to American Airlines plane
WBZ-TV’s helicopter flew over the scene and captured what appeared to be a hole in the wing of the American Airlines plane.
A Frontier spokesperson said there were 200 people aboard Flight 3601 at the time. No injuries were reported to either the crew or passengers on board, Frontier said.
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American said Flight 109 had just arrived from London. The plane has been taken out of service for inspection, the airline said.
A fire truck and Massachusetts State Police vehicles were also on scene.
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All passengers on board the Frontier flight can request a refund or rebook their flight with the airline. They will also receive a $100 travel credit toward future flights, Frontier said.
FAA investigating collision at Logan Airport
The FAA told CBS News in a statement that the collision is under investigation. The agency said the U.S. plane was a Boeing 777 that was being towed when it hit the Frontier plane, an Airbus A321.
“The incident occurred in an area not under air traffic control,” the FAA said.
There have been other minor collisions at Logan in recent years. A few JetBlue planes touch each other in the de-icing area in February, where one wingtip struck the tail of another aircraft. A United Airlines plane is towed clipped wings with another United plane in March 2023. And in March 2022, the winglet of a Delta plane flew hit another The horizontal stabilizer of the Delta aircraft at the gate.
No one was injured in any of the incidents.
Logan expects to see 1.2 million passengers during the Thanksgiving travel week, WBZ NewsRadio reported.
