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Two planes clipped wings at Toronto – APU caught fire on one of them

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WestJet airlines said its Boeing 737-800 carrying 168 passengers and six crew was waiting for a gate when it was hit by a Sunwing plane. The Sunwing plane’s APU caught fire during this.

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All passengers were evacuated and safe.

The plane had landed at Toronto Pearson from Cancun in Mexico and was stationary when the collision took place.

WestJet guests required evacuation via emergency slide.

This post was published on 6 January 2018 15:08

Maarten Van Den Driessche

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