On 14th March, two Wizz Air Airbus A320s collided while on the ground at Suceava Airport in Romania. A Wizz Air Airbus A320 with registration number 9H-WBV was departing from Suceava Airport bound for Dortmund, Germany. However, during taxiing, the aircraft’s left winglet collided with the right stabilizer of another parked Airbus A320 with registration number HA-LWZ from the same airline. Wizz Air flight W64692 was due to be operated by 9H-WBV, which belongs to the carrier’s Maltese subsidiary. H-WBV was just transferred over to the Maltese subsidiary of the carrier last month.
WizzAir Airbus A320 (9H-WBV, built 2014) was taxiing out departure on flt #W64692 to Dortmund, when its left winglet hit the right stabilizer of parked company A320 (HA-LWZ, built 2014) at Suceava Airport(LRSV), Romania. No one was injured in the event.https://t.co/3bHPQB1Na4 pic.twitter.com/jzS47dMRTd
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) March 14, 2023
Following the collision, both planes were grounded for repairs. Following the incident, all passengers/crew disembarked safely and no injuries were reported.
At the moment, it is unclear how long it will take for both of these aircraft to become airworthy again, with no future flights booked thus far.