A UPS Boeing 767 cargo plane and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet collided at Miami International Airport on Saturday night. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. at the intersection of two taxiways, according to Greg Chin, communications director at MIA. There were no reported injuries, and airport operations continued without disruption as flights were redirected to other taxiways.
Two individuals received minor on-site treatment from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue but did not require medical transport. The UPS flight was en route from Miami to Bogotá, Colombia, while the Copa Airlines flight had arrived from Panama City, Panama. Copa Airlines is based in Panama City.
The collision happened amid ongoing delays and cancellations at MIA following a nationwide ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had warned that flight operations would take time to normalize as airlines worked to reposition aircraft and crews.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford stated that U.S. air travel should return to normal by the end of Sunday. Federal officials attributed the outage to issues with aging air traffic control technology, including overloaded switches and routers that caused inconsistencies in radar and communications systems.