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| Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision | |
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| One of the planes involved was a Korean Air Boeing 777 - this picture shows emergency staff inspecting one of its wings | |
| Two aircraft were involved in a "minor collision" at Heathrow on Wednesday evening, a spokeswoman for the airport confirmed. | Two aircraft were involved in a "minor collision" at Heathrow on Wednesday evening, a spokeswoman for the airport confirmed. |
| The incident, involving an Icelandair aircraft and Korean Air aircraft on the airfield, is being investigated. | |
| The spokeswoman said: "No injuries have been reported but emergency services are attending to ensure all passengers and crew are safe and well." | The spokeswoman said: "No injuries have been reported but emergency services are attending to ensure all passengers and crew are safe and well." |
| Passengers are being asked to check the status of their flights. | Passengers are being asked to check the status of their flights. |
| Broadcaster Jennie Gow was one of the passengers affected by the delays. | |
| Spoke too soon. Going nowhere fast. Thanks for all the messages. A plane clipped another while taxiing. Apparently I’m going to know this seat 💺 very well by the end of this journey. pic.twitter.com/BoCfde1bx9 | |
| And Guardian journalist Dan Sabbagh, who was a passenger on the Korean Air plane, said it appeared to have "clipped" the other aircraft. | |
| He tweeted: "I'm on Korean Air plane that clipped an Icelandair plane at Heathrow - a passenger on the other side saw the incident told me the wing of our plane damaged the others' tail. | |
| "I was on this plane but can't say we felt anything from the inside. No apparent danger, nobody hurt." |