Chaos at Heathrow as two aircraft collide on the tarmac

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Chaos at Heathrow as two aircraft collide on the tarmac​

Brooke DaviesPublished Apr 6, 2024, 1:22pmUpdated Apr 6, 2024, 10:49pm

Handout photo taken with permission from the social media site X, formerly Twitter, of Alex Whittles of a Virgin Atlantic plane's wing touching a British Airways aircraft, surrounded by emergency services at Heathrow Airport. Issue date: Saturday April 6, 2024. PA Photo. An investigation has been launched after two passenger planes collided while one of the aircraft was being towed at Heathrow Airport. See PA story AIR Heathrow. Photo credit should read: Alex Whittles/X/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
A Virgin Atlantic 787 crashed with a British Airways Airbus A350 while pushing back from the terminal(Picture: Alex Whittles/X/PA)

Two passenger planes collided on the tarmac at Heathrow in front of stunned travellers.

A Virgin Atlantic 787 crashed with a British Airways Airbus A350 while pushing back from the terminal.

Both aircrafts were left with minor damage.

Virgin Atlantic said: ‘We are aware that the wingtip of one of our empty aircraft came into contact with another aircraft whilst being towed from the stand at London Heathrow Terminal 3.

‘The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority. We can confirm no customers were on board the Virgin Atlantic aircraft during this time.
‘We’ve commenced a full and thorough investigation and our engineering teams are performing maintenance checks on the aircraft, which for now has been taken out of service.’
 
I haven't been to Heathrow Airport since 2008. Any major changes there?
 
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