A Delta Air Lines plane and an Air Canada aircraft collided while moving on the ground at Los Angeles International Airport.
The incident happened Tuesday morning at LAX, with no injuries reported after the collision.
The LAX plane collision involved a Delta aircraft preparing to leave for Tokyo and an Air Canada plane arriving from Toronto.
Air Canada said its aircraft had just landed when the Delta plane made contact with it.
The Delta flight was scheduled to fly to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
Part of the Delta aircraft’s wing became lodged in the rear section of the Air Canada plane.
The winglet, which is the curved outer part of an aircraft wing, was torn off during the impact.
A passenger aboard the Delta flight said the aircraft was leaving its gate when the incident happened.
The passenger said the Air Canada aircraft appeared to move into the Delta plane’s path.
Delta confirmed that contact occurred between the two aircraft.
“While taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, a Delta aircraft made contact with an Air Canada aircraft,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, and we apologize to our customers for the experience and delay in their travels.”
Both planes were removed from service after the collision.
However, airport operations at LAX continued normally, according to an airport spokesperson.
Delta said its aircraft was carrying 275 passengers and 15 crew members.
It was not immediately known how many people were aboard the Air Canada aircraft.
There were no immediate reports of injuries from the LAX plane collision.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have both been notified.
Authorities are expected to examine how the two aircraft came into contact while operating on the airport ground.
