2 Airplanes Collide at Lagos Airport.

Middle East and Turkish airlines were yesterday evening grounded at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos following a wing tip collusion on ground

Anonymous eye witness told Daily Times that the incident which occurred late Wednesday evening when Middle East airplane was trying to park on the apron while that of Turkish Airlines was positioning to depart from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The two airplanes have been grounded awaiting assessment to determine the extent of damage to the two aircraft.

Sources told our correspondent “It is true that there was on ground wing tip collision this evening but i wouldn’t know if both were passenger aircraft but it happened”

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This type of incident is a common occurrence at the Lagos airport. In July 2015, light from Lagos to Dubai had to be aborted after the aircraft made contact with another plane parked on the runway.

The incident occurred when Emirates flight EK782 was taxiing down the runway when the wing of the aircraft made contact with a parked HAK airplane at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

Few weeks after that, two airplanes belonging to First Nation Airways was also involved in ground collision.

One of the aircraft was taxiing from the runway to MMA2, to disengage passengers while the other aircraft was preparing to take off to Port-Harcourt Airport from the same terminal.

It was alleged that the pilot may have been misdirected by the marshals who directed the pilot to taxi to the wrong part of the apron.

Following the incident, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), immediately, grounded both aircraft while passengers were asked to disembark by the airline.