The Virgin Boeing plane was being towed when it hit the stationary British Airways aircraft
Virgin Atlantic said it has launched an investigation after one of its planes hit a stationary British Airways aircraft while being towed at Heathrow Airport.
The Virgin plane had completed its flight and there were no passengers on board at the time of the incident. The plane was being towed to a different part of the airfield, by a ground handling company under contract by Virgin Atlantic, when it collided with the British Airways plane, it is understood.Virgin confirmed that it has launched an investigation into the collision and engineering teams are performing maintenance checks on the plane involved.
The airline added: "We've commenced a full and thorough investigation and our engineering teams are performing maintenance checks on the aircraft, which for now has been taken out of service." It is understood Virgin Atlantic's flying programme has not been disrupted by the incident.
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