JAKARTA - Two planes belonging to the Vietnamese Airlines (VN) with hundreds of passengers on board collided at Noi Bai International Airport (HAN), Hanoi, Friday afternoon. Fortunately, there were no victims in the accident.

"Boeing 787-9 (VN-A863) aircraft with flight number VN7205, and Airbus A321 (VN-A338) with flight number VN1804 were involved in a land contact incident at Hanoi-Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)," said the Aviation Safety Safety Network (ASN) of the Aviation Safety Foundation quoting Antara.

According to ASN data, the accident occurred at 14:23 local time (07:23 GMT), Friday (27/6). but there were no reports of casualties or injuries.

It's just that the two planes were damaged by the right wing of the Boeing B787 plane crashing and breaking the wheel of the Airbus A321 aircraft.

A total of 259 passengers were on a Boeing plane bound for Ho Chi Minh City. Meanwhile, there were 127 passengers on the Airbus A321 plane to Dien Bien.

As a result of the accident, all passengers were returned to Terminal T1 airport and the airline will seek alternative flights for them, local media reports said.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.


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