Air India plane hits aerobridge; takeoff halted

AirIndia continues to make headlines just after the issue with Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu seems to have subsided. On friday, a flight from Mumbai to Riyadh before takeoff collided with an aerobridge, that's used by passengers to board the plane.

Written by Chhaya Sharma

New Delhi

July 1, 2016 18:41 IST

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Air India continues to make headlines just after the issue with Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu seems to have subsided. On friday, an Air India flight from Mumbai’s CST to Riyadh, before takeoff collided with an aerobridge, that’s used by passengers to board the plane.

The Air India plane was redying to takeoff when the incident happened. Some damage to the plane’s rotar blades was reported. The left engine of the aircraft reportedly collided with parked aerobridge.

Air India flight from Mumbai to Riyadh hits aerobridge at Mumbai’s CST airport. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/3Z2ENJ6CgK
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 1, 2016