Jets collide at Prague airport

Two passenger jets collided on the ground at Prague’s Ruzyne airport when as they were preparing for take off today.

An airport spokeswoman said no-one was injured in the collision shortly before noon (11am Irish Time) but both planes have been slightly damaged and will have to be repaired.

The planes were a Lufthansa Airbus A321 heading for Frankfurt and a Boeing 737-800 chartered by Turkey’s Sun Express.

It was not immediately clear what caused the collision.