by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 9:00 AM ET, Wed May 7, 2025
Two United Airlines international flights clipped wings at San Francisco International Airport around midnight on Tuesday, May 6, the second such incident in less than a month to occur at an airport in the United States.
According to the FAA, which is launching an investigation into the incident, United Airlines Flight 863, which was headed for Sydney, Australia, was pushing back from its gate at around 12:35 a.m. local time when the plane’s right wingtip struck the left wingtip of United Airlines Flight 877, which was headed to Hong Kong, China.
CNN obtained a statement from United Airlines, which said, ““No injuries occurred and passengers on both planes deplaned normally. We are working with our customers to rebook them on other flights.”
A similar incident happened between two American Airlines planes on April 10 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Three members of the United States Congress were onboard one of the flights. It is also being investigated by the FAA.
The American airspace has experienced some rough air in recent months: Newark Liberty International Airport experienced a short communications breakdown that led to a full ground stop at the airport after air traffic controllers couldn’t contact any aircraft, leading to hundreds of disrupted flights.
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