VIDEO: Two Wizz Air planes collided, resulting in huge delay

On Tuesday afternoon, the wings of two Wizz Air planes crashed slightly into each other. The unfortunate event happened in the apron of Suceava Ştefan cel Mare International Airport, Romania.

A minor collision

Wizz Air flight W64692 from Suceava to Dortmund was approaching the runway at low speed. Suddenly, its wing brushed the rear wing of a Wizz Air aircraft parked there, turizmus.com reports.

In a statement following the incident, the airport management said that fortunately there were no personal injuries. Only property damage has been caused. One of the passengers recorded the incident on video, which you can watch below.

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The clash caused a significant delay

Due to the investigation of the case, the 174 passengers departing for Dortmund waited at the airport. According to Flightradar information, the plane arrived at its destination 6 hours later.

According to Monitorul de Suceava, an investigation has been launched into the matter. Initial information suggests that the controller on duty made a mistake: they did not correctly measure the distance between the two planes.

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The video

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Source: turizmus.com