Two planes COLLIDE at Stansted Airport – Ryanair flight packed with Irish voters DELAYED
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COLLISION: A Ryanair flight has been shunted by a Primera plane at Stansted Airport
TWO planes have collided as they were preparing to take off from a Brit airport.
The FR205 Ryanair flight to Dublin was waiting for permission to take off at London's Stansted Airport when it was shunted from behind by a Primera flight taxiing behind it.
Passengers on the Ryanair flight are currently waiting to be put on another flight, but it was confirmed that since the Primera flight was the only aircraft that company has, those passengers will not be flying today.
An airport spokesman said both planes were required to return to the stand after the incident at around 9.15am on Friday.
"No injuries have been reported and no evacuation was required from either aircraft," the spokesman added.
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"As a precaution, airfield operations were briefly suspended, but all flights have now resumed."
A large number of people on the Ryanair flight were travelling to Ireland to vote in today's referendum on repealing the country's eighth amendment, which effectively criminalises abortion.
Ryanair said in a statement: "One of our aircraft was stationary at the designated holding point on the taxiway at London Stansted Airport this morning when the winglet of a Primera Air aircraft taxiing behind scraped its tail stabiliser.
"Both aircraft were under the instruction of London Stansted Air Traffic Control at the time.
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"The Ryanair aircraft returned to stand to be inspected by Ryanair engineers.
"To minimise delay, customers will transfer to a replacement aircraft later this morning."
No other flights from the airport are being disrupted.
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