Overview

• At about 6:30 a.m., two EasyJet Airbus A320s bound for Gibraltar and Paris collided wingtip to wingtip on a taxiway at Manchester Airport.
• All passengers were safely disembarked and no injuries were recorded following the ground collision.
• Manchester Airport paused departures for several minutes before resuming operations.
• Eyewitnesses described a sudden thud and wing fragments scattering inside the cabin.
• The collision has intensified calls for stricter taxiway coordination and aircraft separation rules after a series of European ground-safety incidents.