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| Date: | Friday 15 August 2025 |
| Time: | 05:24 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | easyJet |
| Registration: | G-EZWH |
| MSN: | 5542 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EasyJet flight U22267, an Airbus A320 (G-EZUN), and EasyJet flight flight U22117, an Airbus A320 (G-EZWH) were involved in a ground contact incident at MAN.
Both aircraft were taxiing to runway 23L for departure when G-EZUN turned from taxiway V7 onto taxiway VC2. G-EZWH meanwhile followed behind on V7 and continued until the left-hand wing tip struck the right-hand wing tip fence of G-EZUN.
METAR:
EGCC 150520Z 26003KT 3000 BR FEW003 16/16 Q1025 BECMG 9999 NSW
Sources:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-manchester-airport-flights-stopped-32279090
https://www.aurora.nats.co.uk/htmlAIP/Publications/2024-12-26-AIRAC/graphics/402265.pdf
Location
Media:
Manchester airport flight delays after easyJet planes ‘clip wings’ on runway https://t.co/NE1YlYP9iB pic.twitter.com/DIxuuAvICW
— The Independent (@Independent) August 15, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2025 07:43 | ASN | Added |
| 15-Aug-2025 07:50 | ASN | Updated [Location, Embed code, ] |
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