Two airplanes collided while taxiing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday.
Two planes that were preparing for takeoff clipped each other at around 7:30 p.m. at the busy New Jersey Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The left wing of a Scandinavian Airlines plane clipped the tail of a United Airlines plane while both were on the taxiway, the Associated Press reports.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 908, bound for Oslo, Norway, was right behind ExpressJet Flight 4226, which was supposed to take off for Nashville, Tenn. They were both on the same taxiway, but the Scandinavian Airlines flight clipped the ExpressJet plane's tail when it was attempting to turn right on to another taxiway for takeoff.
No one was injured, but the ExpressJet plane had to be towed back to the gate. The Scandinavian Airlines plane taxied back to the gate and the passengers were allowed to disembark.
Officials are investigating the incident. Scandinavian Airlines, which is based out of Norway, Sweden and Denmark, didn't immediately comment on the crash. However they did say that other arrangement were being made for the passengers on board.
ExpressJet Airlines released a brief statement on Wednesday night after the incident, saying "ExpressJet Flight 4226, operating as United Express, from Newark (EWR) to Nashville (BNA) was on the taxiway in EWR when its tail was contacted by another aircraft. All 31 passengers deplaned the aircraft normally and were bused to the terminal where they are being re-accommodated. ExpressJet is working in coordination with officials to determine the cause."
ExpressJet Airlines calls itself the world's largest regional airline. The airline is a United Express partner from United's Newark hub. United, which is based in Chicago, is owned by United Continental Holdings Inc.
This isn't the first time a plane clipped another on the tarmac. In March, an Air India jet clipped a Jet Blue flight at JFK Airport.
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