Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam - Mr. Dinh Viet Thang said, the collision occurred when an Airbus A321 Neo of Vietjet rolled onto the tarmac after completing flight VJ404 from Da Lat to Hanoi, and had just landed at Noi Bai airport.
During the process of the crew manually rolling this plane to parking position number 52C, the wingtip of this plane collided with the wingtip of another Vietjet Airbus parked nearby, causing damage to the wingtips of both planes, in which a piece of the wingtip of plane VJ404 broke off and fell to the ground.
Collision scene, a plane with a broken wingtip. - Photo: FB/Airline Forum
Fortunately, the collision did not cause any casualties, all passengers and crew on flight VJ404 were safely evacuated from the plane.
The Northern Airport Authority has drawn up a report, temporarily confiscated the pilot’s license on flight VJ404 and is working with runway signalers to investigate the cause. At the same time, the two planes that collided must be temporarily suspended from operation.
After the incident, leaders of the Northern Airports Authority were present at the scene to grasp the situation and report the incident to the Civil Aviation Authority.
The tip of the plane's wing was broken. - Photo: FB/Aviation Forum
Previously, on November 2, at Noi Bai airport, there was also an incident.a collisionWhen the Bamboo Airways Airbus A321 was being pushed by a specialized vehicle from the parking lot to the taxiway to prepare for takeoff to Phu Quoc, the tail wing of this plane suddenly collided with the cockpit of another Bamboo Airways plane parked behind. Up to now, this incident has not yet had a conclusion of the investigation.
