Plane hits air bridge at Sydney Airport

The pilots of a Singapore Airlines passenger plane were left embarrassed after they hit an air bridge at Sydney Airport on Monday morning.

According to News.com.au, the A380 had just landed and was parking at the gates when one of its engines struck the bridge.

A Sydney Airport spokesman told News.com.au, "there are no operational impacts and the damage is being assessed."

An airline spokesperson said: "Singapore Airlines flight SQ231, an Airbus A380 operating from Singapore to Sydney on 26 May, made contact with one of the gate's aerobridges while taxiing at Sydney Airport. There were no injuries to the 285 passengers and 25 crew onboard."

Last year, an airport worker was injured at Hong Kong International Airport when an air bridge collapsed and the door of a Cathay Pacific plane was ripped off.

The airport technician was injured when the air bridge collapsed shortly after passengers had boarded the plane.

"Thank god they finished boarding when the accident happened," JALPak, a user on frequent flyer website FlyerTalk wrote.

An airport authority told Flight Global: "The air bridge at gate 71 fell because of a technical problem."

According to South China Morning Post, witnesses saw the 51-year-old airport technician fall with the bridge and Airport Security staff performed first aid on the man before he was taken to hospital with injured limbs.

Cathay Pacific said all passengers and staff on the Airbus A330 were unharmed.

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