UPS, Copa Airlines Planes Collide At Miami International Airport: Report
Airport officials reported two minor injuries following the collision between the UPS cargo plane and the Copa Airlines passenger jet.
- A UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, with the Copa flight having just arrived from Panama City.
- Air traffic control audio captured the UPS Flight 358 pilot saying, "Somebody hit us," before acknowledging, "Yeah we went too far and he clipped us with his wing" during the taxiway incident.
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue reported no major injuries, though Fox Sports journalist Andy Slater noted two people aboard the Copa flight complained of back pain as airport operations continued without disruption.
- The collision occurred as Miami International Airport continues experiencing delays following Friday's nationwide Federal Aviation Administration ground stop that disrupted travel for about 1.5 million passengers.
- FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford stated Saturday that the national air travel schedule should return to normal by the end of Sunday, despite more than 800 flights scheduled for Sunday being canceled nationwide.
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Two planes collided on Saturday night at the Miami International Airport airstrip, causing two minor injuries, when air traffic in the United States is still trying to resume its activity after a technical failure that forced all flights to stop on Friday.Continue reading...
Two people were injured easily after a Copa Airlines aircraft and a UPS cargo aircraft crashed to the ground at the Miami airport. The incident took place on Saturday evening, while the cargo aircraft was to leave for Bogotá.
The clash between the two commercial aircraft mobilizes Florida's emergency services with no casualties.
The incident left two minor injuries. It occurred as a Copa Airlines plane headed for the boarding gate, while a UPS aircraft rolled towards the runway to take off to Bogotá
The tip of the wing of one of the aircraft involved, heading for the boarding gate, hit the nose of the other aircraft that was rolling towards the take-off runway.
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