Delta planes collide backing out of gate
Two Delta planes collided while on the ground at O’Hare International Airport Friday evening, Delta spokeswoman Chris Kelly Singley said.
No one was injured when Flight 2207 to Minneapolis and Flight 1777 to Atlanta had a “taxiway incursion,” Singley said. Officials cannot confirm what part of the planes made contact, and the exact cause of the collision is still under investigation, she said.
Passengers on both aircraft were “deplaned,” Singley said.
Chicago Fire Department Chief Joe Roccaslava said the planes “clipped wings” while backing out of the gates.
Singley could not confirm that the contact was wing to wing.
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