A Sunwing plane and a Westjet plane made contact on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport. Emergency evacuation of the Westjet plane was required via the emergency slide. There are no reports of injuries.
In a tweet, 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.”
Collision between 2 planes at Pearson sparks flames, prompts evacuation https://t.co/YUa91Wtx9B pic.twitter.com/k8hCOMcUUx
— CP24 (@CP24) January 6, 2018
We will provide regular updates as more information becomes available.
— WestJet (@WestJet) January 6, 2018
