A Fiji Airways Boeing 737 MAX airplane has been damaged at Brisbane Airport after an aerobridge incident – the third in as many months at the airport.
Flight FJ923 from Nadi, which landed at Brisbane Airport at 11.02pm on Saturday, was damaged at the gate when the aerobridge smashed into the cockpit’s left-hand windscreen.
All passengers safely disembarked via forward stairs.
The aerobridge struck the Fiji Airways Boeing 737 late on Saturday night at Brisbane Airport.
This comes a little more than a month after a Qantas Boeing 737 was damaged in similar circumstances, and two months after an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 struck an aerobridge as it was being pushed back on May 22.
Brisbane Airport spokesman Peter Doherty said Saturday night’s incident was under investigation but hinted at user error.
Doherty says fortunately, no crew or passengers were injured.
He says a detailed overnight inspection of the aerobridge found no mechanical faults, and further rigorous inspections are being conducted today to ensure safety and operational integrity.
Questions have been sent to Fiji Airways.
[Source: Brisbane Times]
