Singapore Airlines jets clip wings during take-off

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Two Singapore Airline jets clipped each others' wings while taxiing at Singapore's airport before take-off on Saturday morning. None of the passengers on board were injured, the airline said on Monday. The two Boeing 777 jets came into contact when they were travelling along the runways at Changi Airport at low speed, said a spokesman for Singapore Airlines, the world's biggest airline by stock market value.

"Investigations are underway into the cause, and the pilots of both flights are assisting with those investigations," the spokesman said in an email.

The planes, which were headed for Rome and Copenhagen, suffered minor damages, the spokesman said. The 420 passengers on board were transferred to other planes, and their flights were delayed by about three hours.

Singapore Airlines has 68 B777 in its fleet of 93 planes, making it the world's biggest operator of this aircraft type.