In a shocking incident, two planes collided on Friday at Toronto Pearson International Airport.Passengers were forced to evacuate through emergency slides.
WestJet said an inbound from Cancun, Mexico, with 168 passengers and a crew of six was stationary and waiting to go to a gate when it was struck by a Sunwing aircraft moving back from a gate.
Video footage has emerged showing flames on the wings of one of the plane and passengers screaming.
Officials have said that the passengers of WestJet airways have been safely evacuated and no one incurred any injuries.
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“Due to the position of the aircraft on the laneway, WestJet guests required evacuation via the emergency slide. Emergency crews were on hand and responded immediately,” Westjet said in a statement.
Sunwing said there were no crew members or passengers aboard its aircraft. It was being towed by the airline’s ground handling service provider at the time of the incident.
The investigation has been put on by Canada’s Transportation Safety Body.
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