Two aircraft collide at Dubai International Airport
A FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 aircraft heading to Kyrgyzstan and a ‘unidentified’ aircraft from Gulf Air collided with each other on the taxiway at Dubai International Airport.
FlyDubai said its aircraft was ‘affected by a minor incident’ on Thursday and forced to return to the stand.
Authorities in Dubai reported no injuries in the incident, and passengers took a later flight six hours later.
“FlyDubai will work with the authorities to investigate the incident,” the airline said, adding that the collision damaged a wingtip on one of the aircraft.
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