Two American Airlines jets have crashed into each other, clipping their wings while taxiing on the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The incident, according to report reaching us at Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper, involved American Airlines Flight 5490 and Flight 4522. The accident occurred at about 12:45 p.m.
Report has it that there were no injuries on the passengers and were safely disembarked.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is said to be investigating the incident.
Both planes were to take off for Paris and Gibraltar respectively.
Meanwhile, flights have resumed at the airport following a brief suspension for a safety assessment which found minor damage to the planes.
Tynisha Chaudhry, who was on the Gibraltar-bound flight with her partner, compared the collision to a car crash.
“We felt the whole plane shudder – it was a massive hit.”
The 21-year-old said “a lot of fire engines” and other safety staff attended the scene, as passengers waited onboard during inspections.
The atmosphere among passengers was “okay” but some children and their parents became “tense” before they were allowed to return to the terminal, she added.
