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| East Midlands Airport: Taxiing planes collide in morning fog | East Midlands Airport: Taxiing planes collide in morning fog |
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| Two aeroplanes have been involved in a minor collision at East Midlands Airport during morning fog. | Two aeroplanes have been involved in a minor collision at East Midlands Airport during morning fog. |
| A passenger waiting to take off on another plane said one aircraft on the ground appeared to clip a stationary plane at about 07:50 BST. | |
| A spokesman for the airport said it involved Ryanair and Jet2 planes but there were no passengers on board either at the time. | A spokesman for the airport said it involved Ryanair and Jet2 planes but there were no passengers on board either at the time. |
| Some flights were delayed and the airport said it was investigating. | Some flights were delayed and the airport said it was investigating. |
| Ryanair said its plane was a training aircraft and the crew was following instructions from airport traffic control when the wing tip hit the Jet2 plane. | Ryanair said its plane was a training aircraft and the crew was following instructions from airport traffic control when the wing tip hit the Jet2 plane. |
| A Ryanair statement said: "This aircraft was under the instruction of East Midlands Traffic Control at the time and the crew were following correct taxi lines as per ATC procedure. | |
| "This B737-700 aircraft was due to be used for training in East Midlands so no customers were affected." | |
| The airport said the airlines would inspect the planes and assess any damage. | |
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