Dubai Local Time is GMT +4
Aviation News:
Browse Last 15 Days
Browse by Source
Search in News
For    

Two planes collide while taxiing at Heathrow

Tuesday 17/10/2017 - Source: E-Travel Blackboard


In a report by The Independent, a British Airways Boeing 747 clipped the wings of a Sri Lankan Airways Airbus A340 whilst taxiing at low speed at Heathrow Airport on Monday.

''It was a minor collision between two planes who just clipped each other,'' a spokesman for the London Fire Brigade informed journalists. ''There was no fire, no injuries,no damage.''

According to a spokesman for the British Airports Authority (BAA), passengers were escorted off the aircraft and transported to nearby hotels for the night.

Meanwhile, Ian McKie, a 54-year-old passenger travelling on Sri Lankan Airways told The Sun that the passengers onboard were extremely frightened.

''Our left wing had collided with the British Airways flight. Part of the engine had fallen off,'' McKie said, ''It was a full flight with lots of children on board. People were frightened. There was lots of screaming and crying.''

Questions are being raised over the viability of safety procedures at Heathrow. It was only three months ago when two British Airways planes ran into each other whilst reversing at the same airport.


Back to News of Tuesday 17/10/2017

Home  .  About us  .  Services  .  Frequencies  .  Helpdesk  .  Jobs  .  Contact us