BOSTON — The FAA is investigating after a Delta plane en route to Los Angeles struck another plane as it exited the gate at Logan Airport Friday night. Delta said it was a minor, low-speed collision.
“As a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 backed out of its gate at Boston Logan International Airport at about 7 p.m. local time, its left winglet grazed the horizontal stabilizer of an empty Delta Air Lines Bombardier CRJ-900 parked at an adjacent gate. ‘ said the FAA.
No injuries were reported.
Pictures taken by passengers on board show damage to the Delta’s winglet.
A Delta plane’s winglet brushed another plane at Logan Airport Samantha Butler
“For me, the crazy thing was after they realized they had hit the other plane, they had someone from maintenance come over and check it out to see if it was still airworthy,” said passenger Alyssa Ramirez. “So they still kept us on the plane and considered flying the plane even though one of the wings had a hole in it.”
Air traffic controllers were not operating the aircraft when the collision occurred.
Delta found alternate flights for all passengers on another plane and apologized for the inconvenience.
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