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Planes clipped in two separate incidents at Logan Monday
A Massport spokesperson said the incidents, which occurred just hours apart, were "minor."
Authorities are investigating after planes were clipped in two separate incidents just hours apart Monday at Boston Logan International Airport.
Around noon, the wingtip of an arriving American Airlines jet made contact with the wingtip of a Frontier Airlines plane parked at a gate nearby. American Airlines said there were no reported injuries, and passengers soon exited the aircraft, which was arriving from London’s Heathrow Airport.
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The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the incident, which occurred in an area not under air traffic control.
“The aircraft has been removed from service for inspection by our maintenance team,” American Airlines said in a statement. “We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience this caused.”
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Frontier said its plane was preparing to depart for Dallas-Fort Worth at the time, with 200 passengers on board. There were no injuries reported among passengers or crew, the airline said.
The second incident occurred around 6:15 p.m. and involved a JetBlue Airbus that was under tow and a Cape Air plane waiting to park at a gate, the FAA said, noting an investigation is forthcoming. JetBlue said an airline tug vehicle that was towing its empty airliner made contact with the Cape Air plane.
“The tug has been removed from service, and the JetBlue aircraft will undergo a thorough inspection,” the airline said in a statement. “Safety is JetBlue’s first priority, and we will investigate this incident.”
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Cape Air said it has also removed its aircraft from service for inspection. The flight was arriving in Boston from Nantucket with three passengers and two crew members on board at the time, the airline said.
“Out of an abundance of caution both pilots and one passenger were transported to the hospital, treated and released shortly afterwards,” Cape Air said.
A spokesperson for Massport, which is responsible for Logan Airport operations, described both incidents as “minor” and said they occurred at a slow rate of speed.
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