Virgin Atlantic aircraft and British Airways plane suffer ground collision at London’s Heathrow Airport

An empty Virgin Atlantic aircraft’s wingtip collided with a stationary British Airways plane while being towed from a stand at London’s Heathrow Airport on Saturday (April 6), as confirmed by both airlines. Heathrow Airport, the busiest in Britain, assured that no passenger injuries were reported and that it does not expect any ongoing disruption to airport operations.

“Our aircraft is being assessed by our engineering teams and we have provided an alternative aircraft to limit the impact on our customers,” British Airways said in a statement.