A minor collision has occurred on the ground at London Heathrow Airport between an Icelandair and Korean Air aircraft. Emergency services responded to the incident, and no injuries were reported.
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Ground collision at LHR
A journalist inside one of the aircraft, Dan Sabbagh, tweeted a photo from the plane, stating that it was "surrounded by about ten police card and a couple of fire engines."
Speaking to skynews, a Heathrow spokesperson said: "Emergency services are attending an incident involving two aircraft on the airfield. No injuries have been reported, but emergency services are attending to ensure all passengers and crew are safe and well."
FI454
The Icelandair aircraft involved in the incident is a 22 year-old Boeing 757-200 registered as TF-FIK and had just flown from Reykjavik (KEF) to London (LHR).
The 757 was operating flight FI454 which departed KEF at 16:10 local time and landed in London at 18:43.
KE908
The aircraft that struck the Icelandair 757 was a 13-year-old Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER (B77W), tail number HL7782. Operating as flight KE908, the 77W had pushed back from its gate and was making its way to the runway to return to Seoul when the incident occurred.
According to Flight Radar 24, the aircraft is still on the ground and is now scheduled to depart Heathrow at 23:50 local time.
Korean Air Statement
A Korean Air spokesperson provided the following statement to Simple Flying,
“While taxiing for departure at London’s Heathrow airport, Korean Air flight 908’s left winglet came into contact with the tail rudder of an Icelandair B757 aircraft that was taxiing after landing. We are doing everything possible to minimize inconvenience to our passengers affected by the incident and are cooperating closely with authorities to investigate the incident’s causes.”
Heathrow Airport update
Heathrow Airport informed Simple Flying that the incident between the Korean Air 777 and Iceland Air 757 did not impact regular operations and that the aircraft had been secured.
Simple Flying has reached out to Icelandair and will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.