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Wizz Air flight to Basel canceled following crawling incident at Cluj airport

By Alina Grigoras
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A Wizz Air aircraft could not take off from the International Airport in Cluj on Tuesday after it had been hit by a water tank. The passengers have been unshipped following the incident.

“Avram Iancu” International Airport started an investigation probing into what caused the incident. The flight was to Basel and the passengers left with another aircraft.

“During the water loading procedure of the Wizz Air flight to Basel, taking off from International Airport in Cluj at 07:20, the car of the handling equipment touched the fuselage of the aircraft. The air operator started technical checks, with another aircraft being scheduled to take off for Basel. The airport kicked off an internal investigation to establish the causes if this incident,” reads an airline’s press release.

The other flight to Basel was scheduled to leave at 12:10.

The operational manager of the airport, Iuliu Pop explained that a water tank had touched the aircraft. “The water device supplying the aircraft with water took the car higher than recommended and touched the aircraft. There are ongoing technical checks,” he added.

According to Wizz Air, the passengers received food after landing, while apologizing for the inconvenience.

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Alina Grigoras

Alina Grigoras, Editor-in-Chief

I have been editor-in-chief at the Romanian Journal for almost 7 years and in the Romanian and English-based news editing for more than 20 years, mostly reporting for the Politics and Society columns.
I graduated in journalism in 2000, having worked as a print editor since then. Print and radio correspondent during college days. BA degree in journalism and MA in advertising.
The expertise in both print and online has allowed me to learn both sides of content and I am still learning and improving myself...
I am a keen observer of reality, favoring strong interpersonal communication, I define myself more like a colleague rather than a chief and a fan of brainstorming and team work.
Passionate about reading, writing, storytelling, psychology and traveling. Published author
(“Scufia cu Vise” book for children, published in 2014).

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