Tow vehicle collides with Garuda plane
Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 12/09/2010 1:58 PM
An aircraft tow collided lightly with a Garuda Indonesia
aircraft serving flight number GA128 heading to Pangkal Pinang on Thursday at
10:15 a.m. at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
No injuries were reported in the accident, but the aircraft,
which had been preparing to take off, was grounded pending inspection.
The tow car was awaiting investigation by the National
Committee for Transportation Safety.
“After the plane's door was closed, the tow van was about to
pull the plane backward when it brushed against the plane's body,” airport
operator PT Angkasa Pura II secretary Hari Cahyono said.
Hari said the 111 passengers on the flight were scheduled to
be moved to a different aircraft.
