09/07/2026
Could this be a miscommunication between the Flight Crew and ATC?
LOOK: Illustration of the NAIA incident involving a Saudia aircraft which damaged a parked PAL plane on Tuesday night.
(Courtesy: Contributed)
UPDATE: The rudder of a parked Philippine Airlines plane was hit by Saudia plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at around 11:38pm, Tuesday.
No person was injured in the collision.
Initial investigation shows that the left wingtip of the Boeing 787 of Saudia, carrying 252 passengers, hit the rudder at the vertical stabilizer or tail fin of PAL’s Airbus 320 which was parked at Bay 25.
PAL’s rudder sustained extensive damage, while there was also damage on Saudia’s wingtip.
PAL confirmed that one of its parked aircraft was struck by another aircraft during ground maneuvering. There were no passengers or crew on board the plane at the time of the incident.
“The aircraft has been withdrawn from service pending a technical assessment,” PAL said in a statement.
The Saudia jet, which was reportedly headed to Jeddah, had to cancel its flight.
The cause of the aircraft collision is still under investigation.
