Ryanair Flight Collides with Fuel Truck at Edinburgh

A Ryanair flight bound for Faro, Portugal, collided with a fuel truck at Edinburgh Airport on Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of passengers as a precaution but resulting in no injuries or disruptions to other operations.

The incident occurred around 10 a.m. local time involving flight FR5667, a Boeing 737 Max aircraft that was taxiing from the terminal toward the runway. According to a Ryanair spokesperson, the plane's wing tip made contact with the cab of the fuel truck as it prepared for departure. The collision happened at a low speed, witnesses reported, and the aircraft was halted immediately.

Passengers, many of whom were heading out for Christmas holidays, were asked to disembark normally and were escorted back to the terminal. They waited approximately two hours while airport officials conducted a routine inspection of the plane. To compensate for the delay, passengers received £3 vouchers to use inside the airport. A replacement aircraft was arranged, and the flight departed for Faro around 12:25 p.m., about two hours behind its scheduled 10:05 a.m. takeoff.

One passenger described the moment to reporters, saying, "It was scary the pilot came on the intercom and...