EasyJet, KLM investigating after planes collide at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
- Dutch flight to Madrid was delayed after the collision with easyJet plane bound for London
Two planes smacked into each other at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Tuesday, and both airlines are investigating the same question: what happened?
“This morning, a KLM Boeing 737-800 that was ready to leave for Madrid hit another aircraft during the pushback (from) the gate,” Manel Vrijenhoek, a KLM Airlines spokeswoman said. “The passengers were never in danger and nobody got hurt.”
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Kirsten De Haan of easyJet also confirmed that “two aircraft made contact during pushback from stand, one of which was easyJet Flight EJU8868 from Amsterdam to London Gatwick”.
Passengers posted about the incident on social media, though there seems to be some confusion about which plane actually struck the other.
After a two-and-a-half-hour delay, the KLM flight left for Madrid.
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“It is being investigated how this situation could have arisen,” Vrijenhoek said.
As for the easyJet flight: “Passengers were disembarked into the terminal where they were provided with updates and refreshment vouchers,” De Haan noted. “The flight was subsequently operated by a replacement aircraft. The safety of its passengers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority and an investigation has been launched in line with procedure to understand what happened.”
