CHICAGO, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The government is investigating an incident at O'Hare International Airport in which two United jetliners brushed wingtips on the ground.
The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting the investigation.
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No one was injured Monday afternoon when United Flight 618, headed to Washington with 112 passengers aboard, and United Flight 682, headed to New York with 111 passengers, touched wings, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
The two Airbus A320 aircraft were in a holding area on the tarmac when they clipped wingtips as Flight 618 began motoring to the runway.
Both flights were canceled and the passengers were re-booked on later flights.
