WATCH: Two planes in on-ground collision at Ben-Gurion Airport
By JONATHAN WEBER ROSENUpdated: MARCH 28, 2018 17:59
A German Wings commercial plane pushed back from its position at a terminal of Ben-Gurion Airport and in the process hit the tail of a static El Al plane on Wednesday morning. Passengers were shaken up by the collision, but no resulting injuries were reported.The El Al flight's intended destination was Rome and following the crash, both planes' passengers were evacuated from the plane by portable stairs.In an interview with Israeli army radio, one of the passengers described the aftermath of the collision: "The [other] passengers spoke of confusion and a sense of disarray."Reporter Amichai Stein from Israel public radio station Kan posted on Twitter a video and short explanation of the Wednesday morning crash.
#BREAKING: Near collision between 2 planes in Israel's Ben Gurion airport: The wing of a Germania plane crashed into an El Al Plane - No one was injured pic.twitter.com/JkJByDYoC5