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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Pilots suspended after Vietnam Airlines planes collide on airport runway

Four pilots have been suspended after a plane sliced the tail of another aircraft at an airport in Vietnam whilst taxiing to the runway, leaving passengers in a state of shock.

The incident occurred at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Friday, when the tail of an Airbus A321 was sliced by a taxiing Boeing 787 that was ready to take off to Ho Chi Minh City.

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