An investigation has been launched after two Ryanair planes made contact while taxiing at Dublin Airport this morning.
The airline says the aircraft were under the instruction of Dublin Airport air traffic control at the time and there was no impact on customers on board.
Affected customers are expected to board two replacement aircraft which will depart to Brussels Charleroi and Edinburgh later.
There has been some disruption to flights this morning, after the two planes made contact with each other while taxiing.
Stephen Murphy tweeted an image of the runway earlier.
@NewstalkFM delays and gate changes happening as result pic.twitter.com/Rl5Ts8E8bG
— Stephen Murphy (@stevemurf) October 7, 2014
Here is a clearer image of the damage:
The damage @DublinAirport @Ryanair pic.twitter.com/DLD3sEQDPN
— Emily Carroll (@EmzCarr) October 7, 2014
Dublin Airport reported minor delays:
Dublin Airport is fully operational following ground incident a short while ago. Some minor delays as a result.
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) October 7, 2014
The airline says there was no impact on customers on board either plane, after the winglet of one appears scraped the tail of the other.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit is now looking into the incident.
A DAA spokesperson says the airport is now "fully operational".
The Irish Aviation Authority is advising customers to check with their airlines directly before travelling to the airport this morning.
Ryanair have apologised for the incident:
Two of our aircraft were taxiing slowly to the runway at Dublin Airport this morning. The winglet of one aircraft appears to have scraped the tail of the other. There was no impact on customers on board. Ryanair has contacted the IAA and is working with them to return both aircraft to stand and allow normal operations at Dublin Airport to resume. Ryanair apologises sincerely to customers for any inconvenience.
