TORONTO – A scary incident took place at Toronto Pearson International Airport after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane’s wingtip collided with Air France’s parked plane on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for Toronto airport confirmed the incident and told Global News that Air France plane was parked at Terminal 3 when a taxiing Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane Pk-789 made ‘light contact’ with it.
The spokesperson was unable to provide information on the extent of damage, however, no injuries were reported in the incident.
A Pakistani commuter Usman Sherazi, who was on board PIA Flight PK789 when it landed in Toronto said he didn’t feel it when the planes made contact.
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He said passengers were kept on the plane for about 45 minutes after it arrived at the gate without revealing any reason.
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An aircraft maintenance engineer and photographer posted the picture on his Instagram account as the repair work was underway.
