There was quite a mishap at the Comox Valley Airport on Wednesday.
A WestJet flight bound for Edmonton, Alberta, was getting set to take off struck a parked military plane from 19 Wing Comox.
A part of the wing ended up on the runway.
A WestJet statement confirmed the incident, involving Westjet flight 345 (Boeing 737-700) travelling from Comox to Edmonton.
The WestJet aircraft made contact with a parked CC-130H Hercules while taxiing out for departure.
“It was a minor incident with a WestJet plane and one of the planes from 19 Wing,” said Comox Valley Airport marketing manager Erin Neely.
“All the guests and the crew were safely off-loaded, and they were bused (back to the terminal. There were no injuries to report and currently (2:30 p.m. Aug. 9) the passengers are in the terminal making arrangements to reschedule to get to their destinations.”
Passengers on their way to Edmonton had to head back inside to reschedule their trips.
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