SAS plane struck the wing in crash - Swedish Dagbladet

accident occurred when the SAS plane, an Airbus A330 bound for Oslo, would swing. It struck the wing in the tail of the other plane, according to NBC News. Elisabeth Manzi, press officer at SAS, told TT that the crash occurred on the way from the gate at Newark Airport runway.

– As the plane rolls out of the gate to the runway, our plane somehow came into contact with another aircraft with wing tip, she explains, and continues:

– It’s not that you run straight at each other and then bam. Without this, it is so that the wing tips of our aircraft have been in contact with the other plane.

After the accident ran SAS plane back to the gate.

U.S. domestic plane, an Embraer 145, missing a piece of the tail, however, were towed back to the terminal. United Airline ExpressJet states that all 31 passengers were able to leave the plane without any problems.

According to Elisabeth Manzi were 242 passengers plus a child under two years and ten crew members on board SAS plane when the accident occurred.

SAS held open for despite the injury to fly from Newark to Oslo. But later the company announced the retirement set.

– Those passengers who are left will be rescheduled for later departures, says Elisabeth Manzi.

Photos published in Norwegian dagbladet.no shows that there was a part at the tip of the wing has been damaged.

– It’s not that the whole wing is cut off, says Elisabeth Manzi.

– At the tip of the wing is an aerodynamic part that allows one to fly in a better way. That’s the part that has been damaged and it can take off and basically fly without.

SAS has launched an internal investigation of the incident.

– We put in motion at once. Looking at whether we have followed all the procedures, and looking at the planet and so on, says Manzi.

TT: How many Swedes were on the plane?

– We have no information right now. What we have is the overall list, we do not have information on the different nationalities that are on board.

Although U.S. FAA is investigating the accident, which led to an end to departures for at least an hour late as a result, reports news website nj.com.

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