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Two Delta Air Lines planes collided in New York

The airline will cooperate with all competent authorities in the investigation of the incident

Снимка: БГНЕС/ EPA

Two Delta Air Lines planes collided last night while moving at low speed on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring one person, the Associated Press reported, BTA reported.

The wing of a plane that was preparing to take off for Roanoke, Virginia, hit the fuselage of a plane arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, Delta Airlines said in a statement.

One of the flight attendants suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, they said. transportation authorities of New York and New Jersey. There were no reports of any injuries to passengers, the airline said.

Delta Airlines said the rest of the airport's operations were not affected. The airline will cooperate with all authorities in the investigation of the incident.