Two Delta jets made contact at O'Hare on Friday.
Photo by Dave Labno
Photo by Dave Labno
It was anxiety at the airport Friday night as two planes collided into each other on the tarmac at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
A fire official told the Chicago Tribune that the two Delta planes were backing away from gates when they clipped wings.
Delta spokeswoman Chris Kelly Singley confirmed that two planes had 'made contact' as they were getting set for take-off.
She said the flights involved were Delta flight No. 2207 to Minneapolis and flight No. 1777 to Atlanta.
No one was hurt in the incident, but passengers on both jets were forced to get off while airline crews checked the damage.
Fire officials told UPI that there was no leakage of fuel from either of the planes' wing tanks.
Passengers on the Minneapolis flight were reportedly bumped to flights later on Friday.
One of the Minneapolis flight passengers was Chip Scoggins, a sportswriter with the Star Tribune newspaper.
Scoggins tweeted: 'Well this is a first. Our plane just got hit by another plane on tarmac at O'Hare.'
Some passengers on the Atlanta flight had to wait a little longer, as they were placed on new flights that took off as late as Saturday morning.
The cause of the accident was under investigation.
Established in 1945, O'Hare Airport remains one of America’s busiest, serving nearly 80 million passengers each year.
Original article and photos: http://www.dailymail.co.uk
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