Two Ryanair planes clipped wings at Dublin Airport (photos)

Nobody was injured in the flight

Two Ryanair planes clipped each other at Dublin Airport on Wednesday morning in flights bound for Edinburgh and Zadar. The airport tweeted that nobody had suffered any injuries though emergency services attended the scene.

Ryanair released a statement:

“Two of our aircraft were taxiing slowly to the runway at Dublin Airport this morning.

The winglet of one aircraft appears to have scraped the tail fin of the other.

Both aircraft were under the instruction of Dublin Airport Air Traffic Control at the time.

Customers have been bussed back to the terminal and will board replacement aircraft to continue their journeys to Edinburgh and Zadar. Ryanair apologises sincerely to customers for any inconvenience caused.”

Passengers shared online photos of the incident: