Planes clip wingtips at O'Hare Airport, no injuries reported
CHICAGO - Two airplanes clipped wings Tuesday night at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
According to SkyWest Airlines, after one of their planes – operating as a United Express flight – landed safely and was taxiing slowly to the gate, the wingtip of flight 5433 made contact with the wingtip of another aircraft.
The FAA said the other plane, GoJet Flight 4423, and the SkyWest Flight were waiting for gate space at Terminal 2 around 7 p.m. when the incident occurred.
No injuries were reported, and the passengers deplaned normally at the gate, the airline said.
No further information was provided.