A Middle East Airlines (MEA) Airbus A330-200 has damaged a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, following a ground strike. The incident occurred in Lagos, Nigeria on 29th July.
Ground staff who were on duty at the time said the incident occurred whilst the MEA A330-200, registered OD-MEA was being pushed back from the gate. It remains unknown exactly how it unfolded, but early reports suggest that ground staff turned the A330 too early; thus resulting in the collision with the Turkish B777-300/ER (registered TC-LJC).
Incident at Lagos airport between Middle East Airlines A330 (OD-MEA) flight ME572 to Beirut and a parked Turkish Airlines 777-300ER. MEA's winglet got clipped while being pushed back by the ground staff. All pax are safe. Photos: Lebanese Plane Spotters: https://t.co/Dj1kdjhYzR pic.twitter.com/ePNsc6U85O
- Aeronews (@AeronewsGlobal) July 29, 2020
One airport worker disagreed, however, saying that the MEA pilots were not aware of their surroundings. They said that at the time, the pilots were in direct contact with the ground staff. This employee said that it was caused by negligence from the MEA pilots.
Following the incident, many reported a large uproar on the ground. Initial scenes were those of confusion and blame. Furthermore, some ground staff suggested that both MEA and Turkish Airlines were carrying out commercial flights, disguised as repatriation flights.
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