Vietnam Airlines Hanoi Collision | Boeing Jet Collides With Parked Airbus On Runway
Two Vietnam Airlines planes collided while taxiing at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport on Thursday afternoon, grounding both aircraft and forcing hundreds of passengers to rebook. At around 2:23 p.m. on June 27, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registered as VN-A863, was taxiing to the runway for its flight to Ho Chi Minh City when its right wingtip clipped the tail of an Airbus A321, registered as VN-A338. The A321 was stationary, waiting to depart for Dien Bien, according to the Northern Airports Authority.
