Wing Of London-Bound Virgin Atlantic Plane Hits Fence At JFK Airport
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A London-bound plane was grounded at JFK Airport Saturday morning after its wing hit a fence.
The incident happened at 8:30 a.m. as Virgin Atlantic Flight 26 was being pushed back from the gate by a tug, authorities said.
There were no injuries.
A passenger posted a picture to Twitter showing the plane's right wing tip pushed up against the fence.
@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
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Steve Coleman said the 276 people on board were bused back to the terminal.
Virgin apologized for the delay and put passengers on other flights throughout the day.
Flight 26 was scheduled to depart for London at 8:15 a.m.
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