On 26 January, a violent storm (tornado) swept across the tarmac at Antalya Airport, Turkey. Several aircraft were seriously damaged by flying debris and ramp equipment. The tornado was so violent that parked aircraft were pushed around. After the incident, witnesses started uploading their footage on social media.
Confirmed damaged aircraft:
- Onur Air Airbus A321 (TC-OEB)
- Corendon Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 (TC-MKS)
Tornado hitting Antalya airport, Turkey today, January 26! Report: @aviationsworld pic.twitter.com/ZlCJlBzWYm
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) January 26, 2019
VIDEO: A tornado sweeping across Antalya Airport, Turkey pushing around several parked aircraft. pic.twitter.com/AzYDFwpIsX
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) January 26, 2019
Antalya Havaliman?nda birçok uçak ve araç ?iddetli f?rt?na ve hortum sebebiyle k?r?ma u?ram??. Geçmi? olsun.. #Antalya #hortum #f?rt?na pic.twitter.com/fWrLHuxCrr
— Selçuk (@sSsSelcukKK) January 26, 2019
Multiple aircraft were seriously damaged by a violent storm that was sweeping across the tarmac at Antalya Airport (LTAI), Turkey. Flying debris and ramp equipment impacted aircraft resulting in further damage. @BilgiEfsane1 https://t.co/NXUTlrnxhd pic.twitter.com/6cRKUqcH2S
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) January 26, 2019
