An Edinburgh-bound Ryanair flight was forced to abandon take-off after a crash with a ground vehicle on its way to the runway. Passengers were forced to wait seven hours for a new plane after the aircraft collided with the vehicle on Friday morning.
Scheduled to take off from Budapest Airport in Hungary, the airline confirmed that the plane had suffered "minor damage" as a result of the collision, reports Edinburgh Live. Those on board the aircraft were then disembarked from the plane, where they waited a further seven hours before a replacement flight was organised to Edinburgh Airport
On the flight were three Edinburgh men, who spoke previously about the nightmare they had experienced after their original flight home from Budapest was cancelled.
Paul, Andy and Leo felt the plane "hit something on the runway". They were three of the many passengers then told to leave the flight and wait for a replacement.
Earlier this week, the trio said they were 'stranded' in the Hungarian capital for seven days after heading out for what was meant to be a city break, before their original return flight was scrapped with only hours notice.
Confirming the incident on Friday morning, a Ryanair spokesperson said: “A Ryanair aircraft in Budapest this morning, July 15, received very minor damage from a ground vehicle.
As a precaution, passengers were offloaded from the aircraft and provided with refreshments and transferred to a spare aircraft which departed with a seven-hour delay this afternoon. Ryanair sincerely apologises to affected passengers for any inconvenience.”
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