This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/7543241.stm
The article has changed 15 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Two planes in airport collision | Two planes in airport collision |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| Two aircraft have been involved in what has been described as a "minor wingtip collision" at Manchester Airport. | Two aircraft have been involved in what has been described as a "minor wingtip collision" at Manchester Airport. |
| The planes, carrying a combined 287 passengers, touched wings while they were taxiing out to the runway from Terminal One. | The planes, carrying a combined 287 passengers, touched wings while they were taxiing out to the runway from Terminal One. |
| A spokesman for Manchester Airport said there were no reports of any casualties in the collision. | |
| The airport remains fully operational and there are no delays as a result of the incident, 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 107 passengers to Frankfurt, Germany. | |
| Both are currently being checked over by the fire service as a safety precaution and will be examined by experts in due course to assess any damage. |