{"id":26564,"date":"2013-12-24T05:11:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T03:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/12\/four-injured-as-aircraft-crashes-into-airport-building\/"},"modified":"2013-12-24T05:11:50","modified_gmt":"2013-12-24T03:11:50","slug":"four-injured-as-aircraft-crashes-into-airport-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/four-injured-as-aircraft-crashes-into-airport-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Four injured as aircraft crashes into airport building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsr_floatbts_anchor\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Four people were injured when a British Airways (BA) aircraft collided into a building at OR Tambo International Airport, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) confirmed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to ACSA, the aircraft carrying approximately 180 passengers, was taxing on one of the airports taxiways preparing for departure from RWY03L when the incident occurred on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at around 10:40pm. No injuries were reported on board the plane but four ground-handling employees, who were in the building at the time, experienced minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The Boeing 747 \u2013 400, en route to Heathrow Airport in London, damaged one of its wings, resulting in damage to both the aircraft and the building.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft has since been moved to a remote location and operations have not been disrupted as a result of the incident. 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According to ACSA, the aircraft carrying approximately 180 passengers, was taxing on one of the airports taxiways preparing for departure from RWY03L when the incident occurred on Sunday. 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