( CNN ) -- A British Airways plane was damaged while taxiing at a South African airport Sunday , the company said . `` The 182 customers disembarked safely and there were no reported injuries onboard the aircraft , '' spokesman Philip Allport said in a statement . The statement did not detail how the Boeing 747 was damaged in Johannesburg , but photos on social media sites show the right wing of a plane apparently collided into a brick building . British Airways said it has launched an investigation and is assisting the independent South African Civil Aviation Authority on the case .
British Airways says a wing was damaged but did not say how . The crash took place while the plane was taxiing in Johannesburg , South Africa .