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A United Airways flight clipped one other United aircraft whereas taxiing at LaGuardia Airport in New York Metropolis Friday night, in accordance with the air service.
United Flight 580, a Boeing 737 arriving from Chicago’s O’Hare Worldwide Airport with 166 passengers and eight crew members, was taxiing towards its arrival gate when it struck a stationary United aircraft, the airline stated.
The collision broken the tail of United Flight 434, one other Boeing 737 getting ready to depart for Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport with 162 passengers and 7 crew members on board, United added.
“On Friday evening, United flight 580 was turning into its arrival gate when it made contact with the tail of United flight 434, which was stationary on the taxiway,” the airline instructed FOX Enterprise on Sunday.
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United Airways Boeing 737 plane noticed departing from LaGuardia Airport in New York Metropolis on Nov. 8, 2024. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto / Getty Photographs)
Each planes returned to the gate, and all passengers deplaned usually, United stated, including that the air service labored to get vacationers to their vacation spot “as quickly as possible.” No accidents had been reported.
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A United Airways passenger jet taxis on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport within the New York Metropolis borough of Queens on Sept. 7, 2016. (Robert Alexander / Getty Photographs)
The minor collision comes amid broader disruptions at main airports, the place air visitors controller staffing shortages and the continued authorities shutdown have brought about delays nationwide.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) famous that whereas air visitors controllers handle runways and taxiways, gate-area actions stay underneath airline duty.
Shut-up of a United Airways brand on March 11, 2023. (Smith Assortment/Gado/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
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“FAA air traffic control is not responsible for plane movements in the gate area,” the company stated in an announcement on Friday.
The company may even conduct an investigation into the incident.
