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Old July 8th 10, 06:01 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air
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Default Airplane tears off winglet on jet bridge

Original article (in French):

http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-diver...010-992696.php

Excerpts (translated):

Passengers on a flight operated by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus were
unable to take off from Orly Wednesday afternoon. One of the wings of the
aircraft struck a jet bridge just before its takeoff for Istanbul, grounding
the aircraft. [...] According to an employe who witnessed the incident, it's
the fault "either of the pilot, or of the airport personnel, who incorrectly
positioned the jet bridge." However, according to Aéroports de Paris,
"responsibility has not yet been determined, but it's clear that it wasn't the
jet bridge that was out of place."

Since this is a Turkish airline, I think we can safely assume that the pilots
messed up. Indeed, if the jet bridge was not incorrectly positioned, there
aren't too many other possibilities.

I'm surprised that passengers were willing to wait for a later flight on the
same carrier, instead of simply switching airlines.
 




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