Two planes collide while taxiing at Miami airport - as two suffer minor injuries

Two planes have collided while taxiing at Miami airport, with the wingtip of a passenger jet striking the nose of a cargo aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said.

A Copa Airlines Boeing 737 was taxiing to the gate when it collided with a UPS Boeing 767 flight.

The cargo plane was preparing to depart for Colombia at the time and its crew had been told "to give way" to the passenger flight, according to the FAA.

"The wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 while the airplanes were taxiing at Miami International Airport," the FAA said.

"Air traffic controllers had told the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight.

"The Copa flight was taxiing to the gate and the UPS flight was taxiing for departure to Bogota, Colombia.

"The FAA is investigating the incident that occurred around 9pm local time on Saturday, November 14. Please contact the airlines for additional information."

Copa Airlines said it had 166 passengers and six crew members on board its plane when the collision happened.

Two passengers sustained what were believed to be minor injuries and received medical attention from airport paramedics, the airline added.

"We reiterate that the safety of our passengers and crew is our priority. We will co-operate fully with the authorities throughout the investigation," Copa Airlines said.

The Copa plane involved in the incident is currently at the terminal, the airline said.

In a statement, UPS said: "We are aware of an incident involving one of our aircraft on the ground in Miami. Our crew is safe, and we are committed to working with authorities to determine what happened.

"The safety of our employees and the public is our highest priority."

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It comes after the US shut down its airspace on Friday due to "extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety" following communications problems at regional air traffic control centres.

US airspace reopened on Friday evening after four hours, but US officials said recovery would be slow.

Thousands of flights were cancelled as a result.

The issue began after a contractor was replacing copper wire with new fibre wire during routine maintenance, US transportation secretary Sean Duffy said.

It led to "intermittent" communications and radar gaps, prompting the government to shut down air traffic for more than four hours. Officials were investigating whether contractor "incompetence" or a faulty router was the cause," he said.

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