Two planes collide at Manchester Airport
05.08.08
Two planes have been involved in what has been described as a ‘minor wingtip collision’ today at Manchester Airport . The planes, carrying a combined 288 passengers and crew, touched wings while they were taxiing out to the runway from Terminal One.
A spokesman for Manchester Airport said no-one on board the aircraft was hurt in the collision. The airport remained fully operational and there were no delays, he added.
One of the planes involved was a Futura flight bound for Tenerife - a Boeing 737-800 - which was carrying 180 passengers. The other, an Airbus A320, was a Lufthansa flight carrying 108 passengers to Frankfurt, Germany. The flights were due to take off 5 minutes apart at 13:15 and 13:20 respectively.
Airport spokesman Russell Craig said although passengers probably felt a bump there was no ‘serious structural damage’ to the aircraft. He said everyone stayed on board while the fire service checked over the planes, and then departed down the steps in the normal way.
Both aircraft were later examined by experts to assess the damage. An investigation into the incident will be carried out by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
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