No One Injured When Planes Bumped In Area Between Terminals

Two airliners, a United Airlines Boeing 757 arriving from Newark, NJ and an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 pushing back from its gate collided in the area between the terminals at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX)  Sunday night, resulting in damage to both airplanes. There were a combined 351 passengers on board the planes, but no injuries to passengers or crew were reported.

Television station KTLA reports that, according to information received from the KLAX spokeswoman Nancy Castles, the two airplanes were maneuvering in the area between Terminal 6 and Terminal 7 when they collided.

Passengers on board the airplanes reported feeling a jolt as the aircraft collided. United passenger Diana Westmyer told CBS News that they were told over the intercom to remain in their seats with their seat belts fastened. The two planes apparently were stuck together for a time, according to the report from CBS News. Westmyer said  that there was a "big piece" of one of the planes lying on the ground.

Alaska Airlines said in a statement that the wingtip of the 737 "clipped another aircraft" as it was being pushed back from the gate.

The Alaska Airlines passengers were transferred to another airplane and departed KLAX about two hours later.

After the planes were separated, the United 757 was able to taxi to the gate and its passengers disembarked normally.

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