KLM Boeing 747 and 787 Dreamliner collide during taxi
A KLM Boeing 747-400 has collided with a KLM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Amsterdam Schiphol , damaging the winglet of the 747 and the horizontal tail section of the 787.
The 747, performing flight KL601 to Los Angeles, was taxiing when the incident occurred. The 787 was on its way to operate KL623 to Atlanta. Both flights were subsequently cancelled.
Registration of the aircraft:
- Boeing 747-400 – PH-BFV
- Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner – PH-BHA
A video was captured of the incident just after the aircraft struck each other:
Very nice purser swapped me to a window seat just now for #KL623 Didn’t expect to see KLM PH-BFV drive its winglet through the back of our new #Dreamliner @Schiphol pic.twitter.com/Hh35IaVvq9
— Terri (@Skiviolet) February 13, 2019
Being a small bump, there were no injuries to passengers or crew. It’s unlikely an investigation will be launched, however interviews with the pilots and/or ground crew and increased training are likely.
