Virgin Atlantic wing hits blast fence at NYC airport
A Virgin Atlantic flight struck a blast fence at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York Saturday as it was being pushed back from the gate.
No injuries were reported on the London-bound flight with 276 people on board, according to Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport.
Coleman told CBS News that the airliner was was being pushed back from Gate 3 at Terminal 4 when the wing struck the blast fence.
A passenger on the plane tweeted about the incident.
@VirginAtlantic noooooo!! They crashed our plane into the blast fence!! I just want to go home!! pic.twitter.com/mPzD10BnM4
— Schlecker R (@hschleckr) September 19, 2015
Crews were working to free the plane from the fence, Coleman said.
There was no immediate effect on airport operations.