07/10/2014
Delays At Airport After Planes Clip On Runway
Minor delays were caused at Dublin Airport this morning after two Ryanair flights clipped each other while taxing to a runway.
According to witnesses one plane lost a small section of its wing when it clipped another plane.
No one was injured in the incident and the airport quickly returned to normal.
Each plane is said to have been carrying around 100 passengers, which were transferred to other planes.
(MH/IT)
According to witnesses one plane lost a small section of its wing when it clipped another plane.
No one was injured in the incident and the airport quickly returned to normal.
Each plane is said to have been carrying around 100 passengers, which were transferred to other planes.
(MH/IT)
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