Ryanair jet from UK crashes into barrier on runway at Greek airport wrecking the Boeing 737's wing

A Ryanair flight from London crashed into a barrier on the runway after landing at a Greek airport, leaving the jet’s wing wrecked. 

The Boeing 737, which departed London Stansted Airport on Wednesday morning, experienced ‘severe turbulence’ before landing and colliding with a fence at Kalamata International Airport.

Emergency services rushed to the scene, but terrified passengers were told to stay on the plane despite fire concerns. 

Images show the damage made to the plane, with the wing appearing to be torn. 

According to a spokesperson for Ryanair who spoke to MailOnline, Flight FR6080 landed safely, but while taxiing, ‘the wing tip made 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 spokesperson added.

Passengers onboard the plane described hearing a ‘loud banging sound’ before the collision.

A Ryanair flight from London crashed into a barrier after landing at a Greek airport, leaving the jet's wing wrecked

A Ryanair flight from London crashed into a barrier after landing at a Greek airport, leaving the jet’s wing wrecked

Images show the damage made to the plane, with the wing appearing to be torn

Images show the damage made to the plane, with the wing appearing to be torn

 A source told The Sun that there was severe turbulence during the flight, but it managed to land safely when it landed at the Greek airport.

But suddenly, the plane smashed into the fence, the source said. 

‘You could feel the impact. 

‘There was an announcement that everyone had to wait on the plane for the fire brigade.

‘With the wing damaged the way it was, why wouldn’t you evacuate the plane first?’

‘Everyone was scared – it was the fact they said wait on the plane even though there was clearly a risk of fire.’

The source also mentioned how it was ‘weird’ that there was ‘no signal for seatbelts while there was turbulence’.  

There were no reported injuries. 

The terrifying jet incident comes just a week after the Air India tragedy that left at least 270 dead. 

The passenger plane, heading for London, crashed into a medical college after taking off last Thursday in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad, resulting in the deaths of 241 of the 242 passengers on board and several others on the ground.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, received treatment at a local hospital, where he told doctors that immediately after the plane took off, it began descending and suddenly split in two.

A fire officer stands next to the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in Ahmedabad, India, June 13

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, lying in hospital with a bloodied face and injuries after surviving the tragic crash

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, lying in hospital with a bloodied face and injuries after surviving the tragic crash

Astonishing footage showed Vishwash walking away from the scene with some visible injuries to his face

Astonishing footage showed Vishwash walking away from the scene with some visible injuries to his face

His seat was placed right next to the emergency door, which he says came off when the plane hit the ground. 

Astonishing footage taken near the crash site showed Mr Ramesh with visible injuries hobbling away from the jet before he was rushed to hospital for treatment. 

There were 53 British national on board Flight AI171 when it crashed into a residential area near the airport, as well as 159 nations, seven Portuguese citizens and a Canadian.  

The Indian government has launched an investigation into the fatal crash of the London-bound plane that came down in a residential area of Ahmedabad.

Vishwash was yesterday seen at the funeral of his brother, who was also onboard the doomed flight.

This is a breaking news story, more to follow. 

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