Two JetBlue planes preparing to take off from Logan International Airport in Boston had to change their plans on Thursday morning after they collided on the tarmac.
According to a statement from the airline, one of the planes was entering a deicing pad lane at the airport when it collided with the tail of another JetBlue plane at an adjacent pad, resulting in damage to the plane’s winglets and the other’s tail section.
The damage to the planes was enough to deboard passengers onboard, though no one was injured by accident. Both planes have since been taken out of service to be repaired.
Flight 777 was headed to Las Vegas, and flight 551 to Orlando. Both were forced to fly out of Boston, Massachusetts, on other aircraft instead.
“Safety is JetBlue’s priority, and we will work to determine how and why this incident occurred,” the airline said in a statement.
Passengers aboard the planes took pictures of the wings of one of the jets showing clear signs of damage, and another showed what is believed to be a piece of the plane lying on the tarmac.
The Federal Aviation Administration released a statement on the incident on Thursday morning, noting that it would investigate what happened.
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“JetBlue Flight 777, an Airbus A321neo’s left winglet struck the right horizontal stabilizer of JetBlue Flight 551, an Airbus A321, around 6:40 a.m., local time on Thursday, February 8, while on the deicing pad at Boston Logan International Airport,” according to the FAA.
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