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Ryanair plane 'crashes into fuel truck at UK airport' - passengers evacuated
- At 10am on Monday, a Ryanair aircraft collided with a fuel truck at Edinburgh Airport on the tarmac before take-off, prompting an incident response.
- The Boeing 737 Max was taxiing to the runway while preparing for departure when its wing tip struck the tanker cab as it began to move.
- Passengers disembarked and were taken off the plane to safety before returning to the terminal for a routine inspection while a replacement aircraft was arranged.
- Airport officials said there were no injuries or fire, and airport operations were unaffected with the airport fire brigade stood down after five minutes.
- Earlier this month, flights at Edinburgh were briefly grounded after an IT glitch, and some passengers called the Ryanair incident `scary`.
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An accident occurred at Edinburgh Airport when a Ryanair plane preparing to take off collided with a fuel truck. No one was injured in the incident and passengers were safely evacuated.
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 39%
15%
R 46%
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