Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailA Dublin-bound passenger jet carrying dozens of Irish voters home for the country's abortion referendum was hit by another plane preparing for take-off at Stansted Airport. Both planes were on the taxiway when the tail of the Ryanair aircraft was clipped by the wing of a Primera flight to Malaga, Ryanair said in a statement. Staff from The Independent who were on board the Ryanair flight said that the mood among passengers "remained calm, even jovial". "No injuries have been reported and no evacuation was required from either aircraft," the spokesman added. "The Ryanair aircraft returned to stand to be inspected by Ryanair engineers.

Source: Daily Mirror May 25, 2018 10:02 UTC