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Earlier this week, a Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 experienced an incident upon landing in Greece. After touching down, the aircraft's wingtip collided with a fence while taxiing to its stand. The collision caused visible damage to the wingtip, resulting in the aircraft being temporarily taken out of service and causing significant delays for the return flight.
Ryanair has maintained an impressive safety record over its four decades of operation, with no fatal accidents reported. Despite this incident making headlines in the UK, Ryanair confirmed that the aircraft continued to its stand for disembarkation. A spokesperson stated: "This flight from London Stansted to Kalamata was taxiing to stand when the wing tip came in contact with a fence at Kalamata Airport. The aircraft subsequently continued to stand, and passengers disembarked normally. The aircraft then underwent the required inspections and maintenance prior to its return to service."
The flight involved was Ryanair Flight FR6080, which operates weekly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kalamata Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos International Airport (KLX) in Greece. According to Flightradar24 data, this week's flight departed London at 09:00 and landed in Kalamata at 14:24 local time, slightly behind schedule. As reported by The Independent, after landing, the aircraft's wingtip struck a fence.
