Captain described it as a "little incident"

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Published 23rd December 2013 |
Read latest comment - 25th February 2014

Whoops! A British Airways 747 clipped an airport building in South Africa.
The British Airways flight to London was taxiing at OR Tambo International Airport when its right wing hit the building, injuring four people inside.

Images show the wing of the Boeing 747 wedged in the structure.

South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft had travelled down a taxi-way that was too narrow for it...
BBC News - British Airways wing clips S Africa OR Tambo airport building

Just what you need on the way home for xmas! At least no one was badly hurt.

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Whoops! A British Airways 747 clipped an airport building in South Africa.


Just what you need on the way home for xmas! At least no one was badly hurt.

spose it could have been much worse.

wrong taxiway eh? must have been using some old maps on his satnav........

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