A Virgin Atlantic spokesman said: “We are aware that the wing tip of one of our empty aircraft came into contact with another aircraft whilst being towed from the stand at London Heathrow Terminal 3.
“The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority. We can confirm no customers were on board the Virgin Atlantic aircraft during this time.
“We’ve commenced a full and thorough investigation, and our engineering teams are performing maintenance checks on the aircraft, which for now has been taken out of service.”
The spokesman said there had been no disruption to Virgin’s flight programme.
A British Airways spokesman said: “One of our aircraft, whilst stationary at Heathrow earlier today, was involved in a collision with another airline’s jet, which was being towed from a stand at the time.
“Our aircraft is being assessed by our engineering teams and we have provided an alternative aircraft to limit the impact on our customers.”
A Heathrow spokesman said: “We are working alongside emergency services and our airline partners in response to an incident involving two aircraft on the ground earlier today. At present, no passenger injuries have been reported, and we do not anticipate there to be any ongoing impact to airport operations.”
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