An airport in Houston, United States, temporarily suspended all flights this Tuesday (24) after two private jets collided on its runway, authorities said.
The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. local time when a twin-engine jet departed “without permission” from the runway at William P. Hobby Airport and collided with another twin-engine jet that was landing, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA, its acronym in English).
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No injuries were reported in the collision and it is unclear how many people were on board the aircraft, the FAA said.
The plane that took off was identified as a Hawker H25B, a corporate aircraft model, while the flight that arrived was a business class Cessna C510 jet, according to the FAA.
The two private jets “clipped their wings while moving across the airfield,” Hobby Airport said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The airport remained at a standstill as crews worked to remove the debris, which was completely removed shortly after 7pm local time, when flight operations were allowed again.
Hobby Airport is located 7 miles from downtown Houston.
The incident is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.
Source: CNN Brasil
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