Authorities said a WestJet plane, inbound from Cancun, Mexico, was waiting to go to a gate when a Sunwing Airlines plane, moving back from a gate, struck it.

The Sunwing plane caught fire after the accident.

There were one hundred and sixty-eight passengers and six crew members aboard the WestJet plane at the time; all of them were safely evacuated via emergency slides.

Authorities said the Sunwing aircraft was empty at the time of accident; it was being towed by the ground handlers.

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The plane heading from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Toronto, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane coming from Halifax, Canada, was attempting to land in low visibility.

All 112 people on board remained safe.

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