Vietnam Airlines planes collide at Hanoi airport, canceling flights for hundreds


Two planes collide at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 27, 2025. -- Photo courtesy of the airport via VNExpress/Vietnam News-ANN

HANOI (VNExpress/Vietnam News): Two Vietnam Airlines planes collided while taxiing at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on Thursday afternoon, grounding both aircraft and forcing hundreds of passengers to rebook.

At around 2:23pm on Thursday (June 27), a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registered as VN-A863, was taxiing to the runway for its flight to Ho Chi Minh City when its right wingtip clipped the tail of an Airbus A321, registered as VN-A338. 

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