OMG: Boeing 747 Wing 'Cuts' Johannesburg Airport Building, at Least Four Injured

Boeing 747 Wing 'Cuts' Johannesburg Airport Building, at Least Four Injured (PHOTOS)






A plane carrying more than 200 people has struck an office building while preparing to take off from the South African city of Johannesburg.

The British Airways flight to London was taxiing at OR Tambo International Airport when its right wing hit the building, injuring four people inside.
 
South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft had travelled down a taxi-way that was too narrow for it.
The incident involving the Boeing 747-400 happened late on December 22, 2013, Sunday.
 
The control tower "told them to take one taxi-way and they took another one. They took a wrong one," said aviation authority spokeswoman Phindiwe Gwebu.
Passenger John Hart told the BBC: “We were just taxiing along and then boom!”

He said the captain described it as a “little incident” but everyone on the right-hand side of the plane could see what had really happened.

None of those on board was injured but four ground staff in the building were hurt.

"They sustained slight injuries and are fine," a spokesperson for Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) told Eyewitness News.

Mr. Hart said the passengers were allowed to leave the plane after about an hour but because of the fuel spillage they had still not been able to reclaim their luggage.

The aircraft has since been moved and operations have not been disrupted, ACSA says.

In a statement to the BBC, British Airways said all 182 passengers were provided with hotel accommodation and alternative flights are being arranged.

BA said an investigation was under way and that it was "giving our assistance to the independent South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)".

Posted: at 23-12-2013 03:38 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie

     

Posted: at 23-12-2013 04:38 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Thank God no life was lost

Posted: at 23-12-2013 04:40 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Bad

Posted: at 23-12-2013 04:46 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

 
                  
                  
 
                  
                  
                  

Posted: at 23-12-2013 05:12 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Posted: at 23-12-2013 05:15 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

God is great

Posted: at 23-12-2013 06:21 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie

Thank God nobody died

Posted: at 23-12-2013 08:10 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

 

Posted: at 23-12-2013 09:50 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

  If  na Naija now, Britain and their Papa America for don dey cough dry cough when no get cure.

Posted: at 24-12-2013 07:38 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac