A budget American Airlines plane bound for Puerto Rico struck the tail of another company jetliner in the gate area at JFK Airport, New York, on Wednesday morning – just days after two planes almost collided on a runway.
The JetBlue plane “came into light contact with a parked unoccupied aircraft during pushback,” JetBlue spokesman Derek Dombrowski told New York Post in an email.
“Flight 1603 returned to the gate, no injuries were reported, and the flight has been assigned to another aircraft.
“Safety is JetBlue’s first priority, and both aircraft involved will be taken out of service for inspection and the incident will be investigated,” he added.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement the aircraft struck the tail of a parked JetBlue aircraft while pushing back from the gate around 7am.
“The flight was going to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Both aircraft were Airbus 320s.”
The FAA said it will investigate.
It follows a scary incident at the same airport on January 13, when two planes almost collided.
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 aborted its takeoff as an American Airlines plane crossed the JFK runway.
The FAA said the two planes had passed within about 300m of each other.
Delta flight 1943 returned to the gate and ordered its 145 passengers and six crew members off.
It was rescheduled for the next morning and customers were given hotel rooms for the night. American Airlines flight 106 was bound for London.
This story originally appeared on the New York Post and is republished here with permission