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iranair777
12-25-2007, 12:48 PM
An Airbus A340 belonging to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines collides with a Lufthansa aircraft at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport.

The aircraft was coming to a stop in front of a passenger boarding bridge when it crashed into the wing of a Lufthansa Airbus A330 that was heading towards the runway to take off for Frankfurt.

The accident, which took place at 3:00 local time on Saturday, caused no casualties but led to the cancellation of the Lufthansa flight No. 600 and serious verbal arguments between personnel of the airlines.

About 450 passengers were on board the planes at the time of the incident.

"The two aircraft will be given permission to take off once the Flights Standards Service looks into the cause of the crash and makes sure the planes are safe," said Reza Ja'farzadeh, an official with Iran's Civil Aviation Organization.

He added that the planes have not sustained severe damage.

Source (http://www.entekhabnews.net/EUROPE-NEWS/Society/5531.html)

Verbal abuse? I think its the news agency wanting to put the cat among the pigeons

philip
12-25-2007, 03:23 PM
This explains the A330 flying with one winglet missing lately.

MaxPower
12-25-2007, 09:38 PM
Atleast get the correct aircraft connected with the airline. KLM dont operate A340 or have any A340's at all in the fleet.

An Airbus A340 belonging to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines collides with a Lufthansa aircraft at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport.Regardless of the wrong type switch, thank God its only a collision and nothing serious.

Could you just imagine this conversation between these two personell. ?
serious verbal arguments between personnel of the airlines.

chrisburns
12-27-2007, 02:44 PM
Yeah, especially in Iran I bet that conversation was interesting.

uy707
12-27-2007, 03:01 PM
Atleast get the correct aircraft connected with the airline. KLM dont operate A340 or have any A340's at all in the fleet.

Regardless of the wrong type switch, thank God its only a collision and nothing serious.

Could you just imagine this conversation between these two personell. ?

Another journalist who should have been sentanced to the torture of eating a recognition book !