Two planes collide at Montreal Trudeau airport; no injuries reported
Global News
According to an airport spokesperson, there were no reports of injuries after two planes collided at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport Tuesday.
Two airplanes collided on the tarmac at Montreal’s Trudeau Airport on Tuesday.
“There were no injuries reported to passengers and no operational impact on other flights,” said Montreal Trudeau airport spokesperson Eric Forest.
One of the flights involved was American Airlines flight 1350 heading to Charlotte, NC.
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In an email, a spokesperson for the airline company told Global News that the airplane was parked at the gate prior to departure “when the wingtip of another aircraft made contact with the right wing of American’s aircraft.”
“There were no reported injuries and all customers deplaned normally. Our team is working to re-accommodate our customers,” it added.
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The incident was investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).
