VIDEO Asiana flight collides with Turkish plane in Istanbul
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Asiana Airlines said Monday no one was hurt after one of its jets collided with a Turkish Airlines jet as it was moving toward a runway from a taxiway at Istanbul Airport.
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The incident that happened on the ground damaged the winglet of the starboard wing on its Airbus A330 jet and destroyed the tailfin of a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321. The accident occurred at 5:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. Seoul time) on Sunday, causing a fire on the Turkish plane, Asiana said.
Turkish authorities have launched a probe to determine the exact cause of the accident.
Two South Korean government officials plan to leave for Istanbul later in the day to observe the probe and collect relevant information over the accident, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Asiana Airlines said it offered hotel accommodations for the 222 passengers who were on board the Seoul-bound plane, and the passengers are set to arrive in Seoul at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday on a different plane. (Yonhap)