Two planes collided at Noi Bai airport

While moving to the runway to prepare for takeoff, two Vietnam Airlines planes collided with each other at Noi Bai International Airport.

Plane collision scene on the afternoon of June 27

According to the Northern Airport Authority, at 2:00 p.m. on June 27, Boeing aircraft numbered VN-A863 rolled onto the runway to prepare for takeoff to Ho Chi Minh City. When reaching the intersection of taxiways S3 and S, the Boeing collided with the tail of Airbus aircraft numbered VN-A338 waiting to take off to Dien Bien.

As a result, the Boeing suffered damage to the right wingtip, and the Airbus suffered a torn vertical wing. There were several pieces of debris from both vehicles at the scene.

The two planes had to stop operations for technical inspection. At the time of the collision, there was no rain in the Noi Bai area and the light ensured good visibility.

The flight to Dien Bien had 127 passengers, the flight to Ho Chi Minh City had 259 people. All passengers and luggage were brought back to Terminal T1. Vietnam Airlines arranged for passengers to transfer to alternative flights.

Authorities inspected the scene, towed the two aircraft to a safe parking position, cleared and cleaned taxiways S and S3. Airport operations continued as normal.

The leaders of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said they are coordinating with relevant parties to assess and verify the cause of the incident. Initial findings show that the Airbus preparing to depart for Dien Bien was parked at the wrong waiting stop on taxiway S3.

TB (according to VnExpress)

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