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Planes collide twice in one day at Boston’s airport forcing hundreds to rebook

Boston’s Logan International Airport saw two separate plane collisions on Monday as Thanksgiving travel ramps up. The first incident happened Monday afternoon, when an American Airlines flight clipped the wing of a Frontier Airlines plane waiting to leave the gate with 200 passengers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The American Airlines flight had just landed from London, and all passengers deboarded shortly after the incident. No one was injured. “The aircraft has been removed from service for inspection by our maintenance team,” an American Airlines spokesperson said in a statement. “We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience this caused.” “No injuries were reported among passengers or crew on the Frontier aircraft,” a Frontier spokesperson said. Meanwhile, all 200 passengers on the Frontier flight to Texas had to re-book after the flight was canceled, NBC Boston reports. Frontier will give all passengers involved a $100 future travel credit, the spokesperson said, as well as the option to either rebook with the airline or receive a full refund.<br/>

JAL, IndiGo poised to launch codeshare flights

Japan Airlines and Indian low-cost operator IndiGo will commence their codeshare arrangement from 16 December. The arrangement will see JAL place its code on IndiGo domestic services to 18 destinations, say the carriers in a joint statement. JAL operates daily services on the Tokyo Haneda-Delhi route, and five times weekly on the Tokyo Narita-Bengaluru route. IndiGo, for its part, will place its code on JAL services operated from Tokyo’s two airports to Bangkok and Singapore, as well as its Osaka Kansai-Bangkok service. JAL says that the partnership will allow it to establish “a comprehensive network across India, connecting to numerous major cities via JAL-operated flgihts.” The codeshares are subject to government approval in India and Japan. “We are thrilled to announce our new codeshare partnership with IndiGo, the airline with the largest domestic network in India, renowned for its high-quality service,” says Ross Legget, senior vice president of route marketing at JAL. “This partnership will enable travellers between India and Japan to book their flights on a single ticket, enjoying the exceptional services of both IndiGo and Japan Airlines.”<br/>