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Turkish Airlines 777-300ER strikes radar antenna mast during taxi at Antalya; oxygen masks deploy and 267 evacuated

A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER was damaged after taxiing into a radar antenna mast at Antalya Airport (AYT) on June 11, 2026. Passengers were evacuated with reports of oxygen mask deployment, and the incident also caused significant damage to airport infrastructure and ground equipment.

Discovered 2026-06-11T10:44:13.597147-07:00 | 2026-06-11T10:44:13.597147-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The event highlights runway/taxiway geometry and guidance challenges for widebody taxi operations, where a wrong turn can create rapid, high-consequence collision risk—as seen in other airport-side damage incidents like Lufthansa 787-9 nose-gear collapse at Frankfurt.
  • With 267 people evacuated and an antenna mast piercing the cabin, the cluster underscores the need for robust airport surface safety barriers, markings, and emergency preparedness at busy hubs.
  • The damage spans both the aircraft and critical navigational/infrastructure assets, which can affect airport operations and drives scrutiny of ground routing procedures and safety-case assumptions for large aircraft at specific taxiway widths.

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First Seen
2026-06-11T10:44:13.597147-07:00
Latest Update
2026-06-17T02:03:44.908027-07:00
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