A UPS Boeing 767 cargo plane and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 collided at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. No injuries have been reported.
MIA communications director Greg Chin said the aircraft made contact at about 9:15 p.m. at the intersection of two taxiways. The arriving plane was a Copa flight from Panama City, Panama, and the departing plane was UPS Flight 358, which was bound for Bogota, Colombia. Flights are being routed to other taxiways, and Chin said airport operations are not affected at this time.
The crash came as the airport was still dealing with delays and cancellations from Friday’s rare nationwide ground stop by the Federal Aviation Administration. Federal officials said the outage was tied to aging air traffic control technology, including switches and routers that became overloaded with data and caused inconsistent radar and communications.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said Saturday that the U.S. air travel schedule should return to normal by the end of Sunday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had warned that airlines would need time to reposition aircraft and crews.
Travelers flying through Miami should check with their airlines before heading to the airport.
