Near Tragedy At Beijing Airport

A refuelling truck rammed a plane in Beijing Airport, AFP reports today.

BEIJING, Sept 5 (AFP) -- Beijing International Airport was lucky to avoid tragedy after a refuelling truck rammed a plane in one of two accidents at Chinese airports over the weekend, state press reported Monday.

The fuel truck hit a Finnair jet bound for Helsinki after refuelling it on Saturday, becoming lodged under the plane's wing, the China Daily said.

The newspaper described the situation as "tense" as frantic maintenance staff were forced to pump out eight tonnes of petrol from the plane and deflate the truck's tires to release it.

All 287 passengers on board were evacuated and no injuries were reported.Another scare occurred in the northern city of Xian where a cargo wagon slammed into a China Eastern Airlines plane late on Friday, perforating its fuselage, the report said.Nearly 100 passengers were transferred to another flight. (c) AFP

Geez! *Wipe sweat from the forehead*.