WestJet plane wing tip hits tail of parked military Hercules at Comox airport -- (edited)
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JD (aka Jason Dean)
Aug 17 '23, 10:30
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I kind of love Carla Wilson's writing for this article
A WestJet plane taxiing at Comox Valley Airport for a flight to Edmonton collided with a parked CC-130H Hercules military plane shortly after noon on Wednesday.
An airline spokesperson described the incident as minor.
....Clara pauses a beat and then lets us hear from not the airline spokesperson.
Passenger Danielle Homeniuk and her teenager were in the sixth row of the WestJet plane when it came into contact with the Hercules.
A tip of the wing on the right side of the WestJet plane came off, she said.
The two were on Vancouver Island to visit Homeniuk’s parents, who live in Comox.
The plane had been moving along the tarmac and then: “Just boom. Like it was such an abrupt halt — just happened in a matter of seconds.”
She compared the feeling with being rear-ended in a vehicle but said her head did not hit the seat in front. But her teenager has neck strain and a visit to the doctor is planned once they return home.
“We jolted forward,” she said.
...I guess minor is all relative
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