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Two aircraft have collided while taxiing on the ground at Heathrow Airport in West London. | Two aircraft have collided while taxiing on the ground at Heathrow Airport in West London. |
One was a British Airways Boeing 747 departing for Singapore and the other was a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A340. | |
The London Fire Brigade has confirmed that no-one has been injured in the incident which happened at 2213 BST. | The London Fire Brigade has confirmed that no-one has been injured in the incident which happened at 2213 BST. |
The brigade said that one aircraft "clipped" the other but there were no reports of fire and neither plane sustained any damage. | The brigade said that one aircraft "clipped" the other but there were no reports of fire and neither plane sustained any damage. |
A spokesman for British Airways described the incident on flight BA011 as a "minor collision", adding that no-one was injured and an investigation had been launched. |