LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two planes collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport Saturday evening, according to officials. A cargo plane and a commercial passenger jet were involved in the collision that occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m.
Air traffic control audio recorded a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 pilot reporting that his aircraft was struck. A UPS Boeing 767 crew then acknowledged taxiing too far, saying the Copa jet clipped its wing.
Copa Flight 427, according to FlightAware, had just touched down after arriving from Panama City, where the airline is headquartered, when it was struck. UPS Flight 358 was scheduled to fly from Miami to Bogotá, Colombia.
The nose of one plane collided with the wingtip of the other, according to Andy Slater.
Fire trucks were reportedly on scene.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, two people were treated on scene for minor injuries.
The collision comes as the Miami airport and hundreds of others around the country continue to experience delays and cancellations following Friday’s nationwide ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Officials assured passengers that the U.S. airspace was safe and operational after a nationwide ground stop that was initiated out of caution caused massive travel disruptions.
The longest flight stoppage in 25 years lasted more than four hours and ended around 8:15 p.m. ET Friday, allowing some domestic flights to take off from U.S. airports.
Of the 41,000 flights scheduled Saturday, more than 6,400 had been canceled by Saturday night, according to FlightAware. More than 800 flights scheduled for Sunday were canceled, it said.
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