A UPS cargo jet collided with a Copa Airlines passenger plane while taxiing at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, leaving two people with minor injuries, according to reports.
The Copa flight had arrived from Panama City when its pilot radioed, “Somebody hit us.” Moments earlier, the aircraft’s wing struck the nose of UPS Flight 358, which was headed to Bogotá, Colombia, at the intersection of two taxiways at about 9:15 p.m.
“UPS 358, did you hit that aircraft?” an air traffic controller asked the cargo jet’s pilot, according to air traffic control recordings.
The UPS pilot acknowledged the collision, responding, “Yeah, we went too far and he clipped us with his wing.”
Greg Chin, communications director for Miami International Airport, told The Post that aircraft were being routed through different taxiways and that airport operations had not been affected.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue treated two people at the scene for minor injuries. Neither required transportation to a hospital.
It was not immediately clear whether the collision was connected to lingering disruptions from Friday’s nationwide aviation ground stop.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Friday that flight operations could take time to return to normal as airlines repositioned aircraft and crews after the allegedly technology-related disruptions.
Federal Aviation Administration officials have pointed to a botched contractor job or a malfunctioning router as the likely source of outages reported at multiple facilities across the country.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.