Delayed EgyptAir flight from New York to Cairo will resume its journey, the company said.

The flight was deferred for several hours after the EgyptAir plane bound to Cairo clipped wings with a Virgin Atlantic plane on the runway of John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Passengers were moved to a nearby hotel until resuming their journey on board EgyptAir flight 986, to take off at 18:00 hours (NY local time) today.