BFF-23 No casualty reported in minor collision of passenger jets in S.Korea

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No casualty reported in minor collision of passenger jets in S.Korea

SEOUL, June 26, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – No casualty has been reported in a
minor collision of two passenger jets at an airport in South Korea, local
media reported Tuesday.

The collision happened at about 8:00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT Monday) at a
Gimpo airport, outside of Seoul, while the two jets were moving to respective
boarding gates.

A passenger jet of the Korean Air, a flagship South Korean air carrier, hit
its rear against a wing of the airliner of the Asiana Airlines, a local
airline.

No passengers were aboard either of the planes, causing no casualty in the
accident. It caused small damage to each plane and delayed takeoffs.

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