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Planes hit each other on ground
From correspondents in LondonNovember 05, 2004
TWO airliners carrying more than 300 people between them collided on the ground at Britain's Manchester Airport today, airport officials said, although no one was injured.
Just before 4.30pm (3.30am AEDT Friday), the tail of a Boeing 737 belonging to British budget airline bmibaby clipped the wing of a Boeing 767 from charter flight firm Excel Airways, a Manchester Airport spokesman told AFP.
"We are not aware of any casualties, and Air Accident Investigation Branch members have been called to investigate, he said, adding that there had been no disruption to services.
The Excel plane, carrying 255 passengers, had arrived at the airport in northwest England from London's Gatwick airport en route to Goa in southern India.
The other plane, carrying 79 passengers and crew, was about to depart, the spokesman added, saying he did not know its destination.
A spokesman for the Greater Manchester Ambulance Service said it had received reports of "a minor collision between two planes on the runway".
"At this time there are no reports of any casualties or fatalities but we have five vehicles at the scene ready to treat any casualties," a spokesman said.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,11293385%255E1702,00.html
