Ryanair London-Greece flight’s winglet hits fence during taxiing, no injuries reported

Adding to the rising tensions about aviation safety across the world, Irish airline Ryanair’s flight FR6080 from London to Greece hit a fence while taxiing after it had landed, chipping one of its winglets, as per visuals circulated online on Friday.

The incident took place at Kalamata airport in Greece after the Boeing 737 aircraft had made a safe landing.

According to reports, an airline spokesperson confirmed the incident, saying that the fence was hit during the taxiing process and no injuries were reported.

All the passengers were deboarded safely, said the spokesperson.

Ryanair flight FR6080 Right winglet hit a fence at Kalamata airport in Greece during taxiing after landing.

The Boeing 737 aircraft had arrived from London Stansted when the incident happened.

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This comes days after the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London, which crashed into a medical college’s campus minutes after takeoff on June 12.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with 1.25 lakh litres of fuel and 242 on-board crashed into the hostel mess at a medical college in Ahmedabad, claiming at least 270 lives, where only one passenger survived the crash.

The crash led to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the regulator of civil aviation in India, launching an investigation into Air India’s Dreamliners.

Ryanair was also involved in an emergency landing earlier this month, when the ultra-low-cost carrier’s flight from Berlin to Milan had to make an emergency landing in Memmingen, Germany, due to turbulence from a thunderstorm. 

According to reports, nine passengers were injured in the incident.