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Doha: Qatar Airways announced through a statement posted on its account on Twitter, that due to the difficult weather conditions, with storms and high winds of 70 knots, a parked Qatar Airways 787-800 briefly shifted from its chocks and made contact with a QR A350-900 on Thursday, April 30.
The statement added that the aircraft had been parked securely and chocked in accordance with AMM (aircraft maintenance manual) guidelines while operations at the airport had been temporarily suspended due to the high winds.
Qatar Airways asserted that no passengers or crew were on board at the time and the aircraft suffered only minor damage.
