The airport went into full lockdown mode…
Emergency services were called to Dublin Airport this morning after two Ryanair flights came into contact with each other on the the runway.
The two planes were reportedly taxiing to a stand when their wings collided causing a little bit of damage but thankfully there was no one injured in the incident. It’s understood the emergency services were called in as a precautionary measure.
The runway at the airport is operational again but there are some delays expected this morning. These people tweeted from the scene earlier…
Stuck on a @Ryanair plane @DublinAirport clashed with another plane en route to runway lost top of our wing! pic.twitter.com/uxVlTG84cX
— Emily Carroll (@EmzCarr) October 7, 2014
Runway operational at Dublin airport but there are some delays #ntfm pic.twitter.com/5dyBH502fL
— Andrea Gilligan (@andreagilligan) October 7, 2014
Dublin airport in lockdown due to two planes colliding. All ok. pic.twitter.com/7FHsBSCMjv
— Hugh Carroll (@techmuses) October 7, 2014
2 planes have crashed into each other on runway at dublin airport @rtenews pic.twitter.com/8PmZI4UXvl
— Paul Shankey (@PaulShankey) October 7, 2014
The damage @DublinAirport @Ryanair pic.twitter.com/DLD3sEQDPN
— Emily Carroll (@EmzCarr) October 7, 2014
***UPDATE***
Ryanair have issued the following statement following this morning’s incident.
“Two of our aircraft were taxiing slowly to the runway at Dublin Airport this morning. The winglet of one aircraft appears to have scraped the tail of the other. Both aircraft were under the instruction of Dublin Airport Air Traffic Control at the time. There was no impact on customers on board and Ryanair contacted the IAA and worked with them to return both aircraft to stand. Affected customers disembarked, were provided with refreshment vouchers and boarded two replacement aircraft, which departed to Brussels Charleroi and Edinburgh later this morning. Ryanair apologises sincerely to customers for any inconvenience. Both aircraft are being repaired by Ryanair engineers and will be returned to service shortly.”
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