Miami: Air travel disruptions in the United States took another turn on Saturday after two aircraft collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport. The incident occurred a day after a nationwide ground stop disrupted thousands of flights, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.
The collision involved a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 carrying 166 passengers and six crew members from Panama City and a UPS Boeing 767 cargo aircraft. The wingtip of the passenger plane struck the nose of the cargo aircraft at around 9:15 pm. Two people sustained minor injuries.
What Happened On The Airport Tarmac?
Copa Airlines confirmed that all passengers had safely disembarked and two had received medical attention from airport paramedics.
“The aircraft is at the terminal and all passengers have disembarked. Two of them received attention from airport paramedics for what, preliminarily, appear to be minor injuries,” the airline said.
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The remaining passengers and crew members were reported to be in good condition. The airline also said it would cooperate with investigators.
An airplane with severe damage to its nose parked at an airport at night.
A UPS plane and a Copa Airlines jet collide at Miami International Airport on Nov. 14, 2026.
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Audio recordings of conversations between pilots and air traffic controllers captured the immediate aftermath.
“Somebody hit us,” the Copa pilot reported. The UPS pilot acknowledged that the aircraft had gone too far and clipped the passenger plane's wing with its own aircraft.
Passenger Recalls Moments After Collision
A passenger, Cesar Ferreira, described hearing people shouting before feeling the impact.
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“We were taxiing after landing at a normal speed when, all of a sudden, I heard the chatter around me getting louder, followed by a collective scream and then the impact of another aircraft hitting ours,” he said.
He added that the aircraft jerked sideways but the cabin crew quickly instructed passengers to remain seated.
Another Major Incident At Miami Airport
The collision comes two months after an Amazon cargo aircraft crashed off a runway at the airport on September 6, killing five people and injuring five others.
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Meanwhile, US airlines are still recovering from Friday’s nationwide ground stop. A technical failure affecting communication systems used by air traffic controllers disrupted more than 20,000 flights.
The Federal Aviation Administration expects normal flight schedules to resume by Sunday evening.