Two planes have collided on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International airport, with a WestJet flight being hit by a Sunwing aircraft.
According to WestJet, flight WS2425 from Cancun was stationary, waiting to proceed to the gate, when it was hit by the Sunwing plane pushing back from the gate at 6:25 pm.
A tweet from Toronto Pearson International Airport indicates the collision happened on Terminal 3.
There has been an aircraft incident involving two aircraft on the Terminal 3 apron. Fire and emergency services have responded and passengers have been evacuated. More details to come.
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) January 6, 2018
The WestJet flight, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, had 168 guests and six crew onboard, said WestJet in a statement.
All WestJet passengers and crew were evacuated via emergency slide, due to the position of the aircraft on the laneway, according to WestJet.
Emergency crews were on hand and responded immediately, they say.
“WestJet is in direct contact with the Transportation Safety Board, the GTAA and the various emergency agencies responsible for responding to, and investigating, this incident,” it said.
WestJet has confirmed that WS2425, a Boeing 737-800 with 168 guests and six crew onboard, inbound from Cancun to Toronto Pearson, while waiting to proceed to the gate and stationary, was struck by a Sunwing aircraft pushing back from the gate.
— WestJet (@WestJet) January 6, 2018
According to Sunwing, there were no crew or passengers on its plane at the time of collision, and the plane was under tow by its ground handling service provider.
We are aware of an incident that occurred shortly after 6pm this evening at Toronto Pearson Airport where a Sunwing aircraft, under tow by our ground handling service provider, came into contact with another aircraft.
— Sunwing Vacations (@SunwingVacay) January 6, 2018
There were no Sunwing crew or passengers onboard at the time of the incident. We are awaiting further information from Swissport and will provide more details as they become available.
— Sunwing Vacations (@SunwingVacay) January 6, 2018
No injuries have been reported.