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Accident at Velana Airport
Two Maldivian planes crash into each other due to worsened weather
One of the plane’s wing had hit the other while they were parked closely side by side
Humaam Ali, Raajje.mv | 26 މެއި 2018 | ހޮނިހިރު 13:41
The wing of one of the planes hit the other one\'s rudder
Two parked Maldivian planes crashed into each other on Friday at the Velana International Airport due to the worsened weather.
One of the plane’s wing had hit the other while they were parked closely side by side.
Maldivian said the accident occured due to the worsened weather on Friday
Abdul Harim, managing director of Island Aviation which operates Maldivian, told RaajjeMV that the rudder of one of the planes was damaged and in need of repair.
The accident caused some flight delays in the afternoon.
