2 United Airlines Planes Clip Wings at San Francisco International Airport

Less than one month after Two planes cut wings at Washington DC’s Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportThe same happened at California’s San Francisco International Airport.

In a statement shared with People, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that about 12:35 Local time on Tuesday, May 6, “shot United Airlines Flight 863” back from the gate at San Francisco International Airport (when) its right -wing wing struck the left wing top in United AirLine’s Fign 87.

The incident occurred “In an area where air traffic managers do not communicate with air crews”, FAA continued.

United Airlines Flight 863, with 202 people and 16 crew members on board, were on their way to Sydney, Australia, while United Flight 877, with 306 passengers and 16 crew members, was on their way to Hong Kong, China.

The airline said in a statement shared with people that no injuries occurred and passengers on both levels that are normally planned.

“We work with our customers to book them on other flights,” added United Airlines.

The event comes less than a month after Two American Airlines aircraft cut wings on Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

On one Previous statementFAA confirmed that “Wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 beat American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxi” at the airport on April 10, about 12:45 local time.

Flight 5490 was on its way to Charleston International Airport in South Carolina, while Flight 4522 was on its way to JFK International Airport in New York.

The flight to New York had at least five congress members on board – Rep. Nick Lalota, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Ritchie Torres and Rep. Josh Gottheimer – who documented his experience on social media.

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At the same time as he confirmed that the incident was taking place, a representative of American Airlines said that both planes were injured on their “Winglet” and had been taken out of operation for inspection and maintenance.

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“Security is our highest priority, and we apologize to our customers for their experience,” the statement.