Heathrow Incident: Virgin Atlantic Aircraft Collision, No Injuries Reported
An aircraft owned by Virgin Atlantic collided with another aircraft at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, as confirmed by aviation authorities. According to reports from News.ro, no injuries have been reported.
Virgin Atlantic stated that its Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which had completed a flight and was without passengers on board, struck the wingtip of a stationary British Airways plane while being towed from a stand at Terminal 3 of the airport. Virgin further announced the initiation of a comprehensive investigation, with their engineering teams conducting maintenance checks on the aircraft, which has currently been taken out of service.
In response, British Airways announced that its engineers are also inspecting their aircraft. Heathrow authorities clarified that there have been no reports of passenger injuries and do not foresee any ongoing impact on airport operations.
London Heathrow Airport, situated in the London Borough of Hillingdon, approximately 24 km west of central London, holds the distinction of being Europe's largest airport, serving over 78 million passengers annually. It ranks as the busiest airport in the UK and the third busiest globally based on total passenger traffic.
British Airways maintains its position as the dominant airline at Heathrow Airport, operating 50% of all flights.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
