Private jet ‘owned by Lord Ashcroft’ is blown off runway

  • A private jet allegedly owned by Lord Ashcroft has hit a building in Malta
  • The Tory peer’s plane was  blown off the runway at Malta International Airport
  • There are no reported injuries and Lord Ashcroft is yet to release a statement 

A private jet allegedly owned by Lord Ashcroft has hit a building after it was blown off the runway of Malta International Airport during strong winds.

Photos show the Dassault Falcon 7X that plunged through a fence onto a road and into an office owned by the Poldiano Group, a Maltese construction firm.

The nose of the empty aircraft is enclosed in the building. 

There are no reported injuries. 

A private jet allegedly owned by Lord Ashcroft has hit a building after it was blown off the runway of Malta International Airport during strong winds

Photos show the Dassault Falcon 7X that plunged through a fence onto a road and into an office owned by the Poldiano Group, a Maltese construction firm

Photos show the Dassault Falcon 7X that plunged through a fence onto a road and into an office owned by the Poldiano Group, a Maltese construction firm

The nose of the empty aircraft is enclosed in the building. There are no reported injuries

The nose of the empty aircraft is enclosed in the building. There are no reported injuries

The private jet is understood to be registered in Bermuda in Lord Ashcroft’s name, the Daily Telegraph reported. 

The 71-year-old was asked on Twitter if the jet belonged to him, to which he replied ‘Nooooooo…’.

The tweet has since been deleted and the billionaire is yet to issue a formal statement on the incident. 

The former deputy chair of the Conservative party is estimated to be worth £1.32 billion and is one of the Tory party’s most high profile donors. 

The 71-year-old was asked on Twitter if the jet belonged to him, to which he replied 'Nooooooo…'. The tweet has since been deleted

The 71-year-old was asked on Twitter if the jet belonged to him, to which he replied ‘Nooooooo…’. The tweet has since been deleted

Maltese state officials report winds forced the plane into the building. 

The island’s armed forces attended the scene of the crash and the roads surrounding the buildings were closed.

It is belived the plane moved from its wheel chocks before it rolled down a slope and into the office building.    

A legal representative for the firm that owns the bulding said: ‘It seems like it was the result of the strong winds.

‘The building didn’t sustain major damage, but we presume the aircraft did.’



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