NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24: The airport control tower is viewed at LaGuardia Airport March 25, 2015 in the Queens borough of New York. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - A United Airlines flight from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport clipped another United plane while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport on Friday evening, officials confirmed. No injuries were reported.
What we know:
According to United Airlines, Flight 580, a Boeing 737-800 carrying 166 passengers and eight crew members, was turning toward its arrival gate when its wingtip made contact with the tail of United Flight 434, another Boeing 737-800 that was stationary on the taxiway.
Flight 434 had been preparing to depart for Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) with 162 passengers and seven crew members on board.
Both planes returned to the gate following the incident, and all passengers deplaned normally, according to information from the airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to investigate the incident to determine what led to the contact between the two aircraft.
The Source: Information gathered from LaGuardia Airport and United Airlines was used in this article.