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UPS plane, Copa Airlines jet collide at Miami International Airport, officials say
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- A UPS Boeing 767 cargo plane and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet collided at Miami International Airport around 9:15 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of two taxiways.
- There were no reported injuries from the collision, though two individuals received minor treatment on-site without needing hospital transport.
- UPS Flight 358 was departing for Bogotá, Colombia, while Copa Airlines Flight 427 had arrived from Panama City, Panama.
- Airport operations were not impacted, with flights being redirected to other taxiways, despite ongoing delays and cancellations following a nationwide FAA ground stop the previous day.
- FAA officials expect U.S. air travel schedules to normalize by the end of Sunday as airlines reposition aircraft and crews.
