There was quite a mishap at the Comox Valley Airport on Wednesday.

A WestJet flight bound for Edmonton, Alberta, was getting set to take off struck a parked military plane from 19 Wing Comox.

A part of the wing ended up on the runway.

A WestJet statement confirmed the incident, involving Westjet flight 345 (Boeing 737-700) travelling from Comox to Edmonton.

The WestJet aircraft made contact with a parked CC-130H Hercules while taxiing out for departure.

“It was a minor incident with a WestJet plane and one of the planes from 19 Wing,” said Comox Valley Airport marketing manager Erin Neely.

“All the guests and the crew were safely off-loaded, and they were bused (back to the terminal. There were no injuries to report and currently (2:30 p.m. Aug. 9) the passengers are in the terminal making arrangements to reschedule to get to their destinations.”
Passengers on their way to Edmonton had to head back inside to reschedule their trips.