United Airlines plane clipped by plane at O’Hare Airport – NBC Chicago

Hundreds of passengers were moved from their flights at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday after an American Airlines flight clipped a United Airlines flight.

According to a United Airlines statement, “another airline’s aircraft came into contact with the tail cone of a stationary United aircraft while it was on the runway awaiting departure.”

American Airlines said the wingtip of Flight 1979, bound for Los Angeles, “made contact with a nearby aircraft on the taxiway.”

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the incident, which is now under investigation, happened around 9:50

No injuries were reported and the plane was inspected after the incident, both airlines said.

The 293 passengers and 10 crew aboard United’s Boeing 787 bound for Honolulu were transferred to a new plane and were expected to depart later Wednesday afternoon.

American Airlines said customers “departed normally at the gate and will depart again on a replacement flight this afternoon.”

“We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience this caused,” the airline said in a statement.

The Chicago Department of Aviation did not immediately respond to NBC Chicago’s request for comment.