LONDON -- Two Ryanair planes clipped each other at Dublin Airport on Wednesday in the third incident of its kind in less than a year.
A Ryanair plane bound for Edinburgh and another heading to Zadar, a city in Croatia, brushed up against one another while taxiing on the runway.
The low-cost airline played down the incident in a statement.
Two of our aircraft were taxiing slowly to the runway at Dublin Airport this morning. The winglet of one aircraft appears to have scraped the tail fin of the other. Both aircraft were under the instruction of Dublin Airport Air Traffic Control at the time. Customers were bussed and boarded two replacement aircraft, which departed to Edinburgh and Zadar. Ryanair apologised sincerely to customers for any inconvenience caused.
Meanwhile, however, passengers were quick to tweet the damage. No injuries were reported on either aircraft involved.
Oops @Ryanair at Dublin Airport! *not an April fool* | Pics: Hannah Ryan pic.twitter.com/8BGoS794oK— Matt Kirkham (@Comeragh_) April 1, 2015
Two @Ryanair planes clipped wings while taxiing @DublinAirport . No injuries. Emergency services on scene, Delays. pic.twitter.com/1ITEVLZtov— Claire O'Regan (@ClaireORegan) April 1, 2015
Emergency services were on the scene, and outbound flights were delayed as result. Arrivals operated according to schedule.
Something's up in #DublinAirport with #ryanair pic.twitter.com/COJyqmFKOV— Catherine Finan (@CatherineFinan1) April 1, 2015
In October, two Ryanair planes clipped wings on the runway at Dublin Airport. In June, a plane clipped the tail of another at Stansted Airport in London.