Minor incident between flydubai and Gulf Air aircraft at DXB

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Two passenger jets from low-cost carrier FlyDubai and Bahrain-based Gulf Air collided with each other on the taxiway at Dubai International Airport (DXB) early Thursday morning.

According to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the collision damaged a wingtip on one of the aircraft and the tail of the other.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

A team from the GCAA headed to the incident scene to conduct the necessary investigation.

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