Wednesday, July 9, 2025
spot_img

2 planes in ‘minor’ collision at Frankfurt

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

Frankfurt am Main: An Air Namibia plane collided with a Korean Air jet after landing at Frankfurt airport on Saturday evening, officials said, adding that no one was injured.
Both aircraft were damaged in what Air Namibia on Sunday called “a minor accident”. A spokeswoman for Frankfurt airport said the incident happened at around 6:00 pm (1700 GMT) on Saturday. She said no one was injured and the reasons for the crash remain unclear. “The left wing of an Air Namibia plane collided with the horizontal stabiliser of Korean Air flight KE905 as it was waiting on the taxiway after landing,” Korean Air said in a statement. The Korean Air plane was carrying 241 passengers and 40 crew at the time, it said. “We confirm that no passengers and crew were hurt,” Air Namibia added in its own statement. Korea Air said its Seoul-bound return flight was delayed by 21 hours as a result, adding that affected passengers had been offered accommodation. A replacement aircraft was set to take off on Sunday afternoon. Air Namibia said it had likewise offered accommodation to 244 passengers due to travel from Frankfurt to Windhoek, as the airline looked for alternative flights. Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation has opened an investigation. The damage to the two jets was still being assessed, a BFU spokesman said. (AFP)

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

HM Amit Shah shares ‘retirement plan’, pledges to take up natural farming in later years

Ahmedabad, July 9:  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that he will take up natural farming...

Documents refute CM Banerjee’s claims of Assam govt targeting Koch-Rajbongshi voters from Bengal

Kolkata, July 9: Some documents of the Assam government have surfaced that are in direct contradiction to West...

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma unveils Durand Cup Trophies in Shillong

Shillong, July 9: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday unveiled the Durand Cup Trophies and flagged...

PM Modi accorded 21-gun salute during ceremonial welcome in Namibia

Windhoek, July 9:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was accorded a grand welcome, including a 21-gun salute,...