This has to be one of the most unusual airport accidents we’ve seen in a long time. You’d assume this is an AI video, or something, because of how strange it is, but it’s confirmed to be real.
There’s video footage of this incident from many angles, down to a video of the flight attendants in the jump seat looking at the tail camera above them, confused by what’s going on. While the plane was pulling into the gate, it appears that it just couldn’t stop, causing the left engine and wing to hit the jet bridge.
One would think that there was some sort of a brake failure, or something, or else the pilots would’ve… well, not done whatever that was. The fact that they then used reverse thrust further supports that theory, as one would assume they felt that was the only option to prevent the plane from moving forward more.
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