Aviation Circle The largest airport in the UK, London Heathrow Airport, recently two aircraft crashes, one Boeing 777 hit one Boeing 757.
Comprehensive foreign media reports, on the evening of September 28 local time, an aircraft crashed at London Heathrow Airport. Iceland Airlines passenger plane had just landed and headed to the boarding gate. On the way, it was suddenly hit by a Korean Air passenger plane that was about to taxi and take off. A thick and deep dent was scraped out of the tail of the Iceland Airlines passenger plane.
The photo shows that the tail of an Iceland Airlines Boeing 757 passenger plane was scratched by a taxiing Korean Air flight.
A passenger on Korean Air Flight KE908 mentioned, "I looked out the window and thought, we were too close to the tail of a parked plane, and then the plane seemed to be scratched by us. The captain did not explain too much, but only said that we were going to return to the boarding gate due to technical problems." The crew remained silent and waited for the captain's instructions, but he thought to himself, "This plane would not take off tonight."
After the incident, fire and other rescue vehicles rushed to the scene for rescue. The fire department said that multiple personnel were sent to the scene, but no one needed treatment or hospitalization.
Heathrow Airport officials have confirmed the accident, but said it was not a "full-all" collision.
Korean Air also confirmed that when Flight KE908, carrying 198 passengers and 17 crew members, was taxiing on the runway, the tail of the left wing collided with the Iceland Airlines Flight FI454 that was heading to the boarding gate after landing, fortunately no one was injured.
Korean Air said it will work closely with the authorities to investigate the cause of the incident.
Korean Air Flight KE908 was originally scheduled to take off at 7:35 pm on September 28. It was grounded after the incident for investigation and maintenance. Korean Air sent the same aircraft to London on September 29 and took stranded passengers back to Incheon Airport, South Korea.
It is understood that the Korean Air aircraft involved is an Boeing 777-300ER, with registration number HL7782, delivered in May 2009, with aircraft age of 13.4 years; the Iceland Airlines aircraft involved is an Boeing 757-200, with registration number TF-FIK, delivered in December 1999, with aircraft age of 22.8 years.
