“We felt the whole aircraft tremble”: two Easyjet planes collided in England

This Friday, August 15, Manchester airport briefly interrupted its operations after an unusual incident between two Easyjet devices.

Around 6:30 am (local time). However, an airplane to Paris and another for Gibraltar saw their ends of wings coming into contact when driving towards the track. In addition, No injuries are to be deplored, but the two devices were immobilized for inspection.

According to a spokesperson for the airport. Consequently, quoted by The Guardian, “We suspended the operations briefly while the situation was able to assess. The planes were able to return to a parking point, and the operations resumed after a few minutes”. The passengers were then landed, while the security teams and the firefighters inspected the devices.

No major repercussions – "we felt whole aircraft tremble":

Aboard the flight for Gibraltar. Tynisha Chaudhry told the BBC having felt “A shock comparable to a “we felt whole aircraft tremble”: car accident”. She adds: “We felt the whole plane trembled – it was a massive impact”. She also describes “Many firefighters” Around the aircraft, and a wait on board before you can reach the terminal.

For his part. Easyjet confirmed to The Guardian that “The ends of the wings of the two planes came into contact while they were rolling towards the track”.

The company specifies that “The passengers were landed. refresh vouchers have been distributed to them and replacement planes are being transported”while apologizing for the delay. “The safety of our passengers and our crew is our highest priority”insists the company.

The flights concerned, Ezy2267 for Gibraltar and Ezy2117 for Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, should be assured later during the day. The incident has not led to significant delays on the rest of the program, despite the summer crowd.