Qantas flight Sydney to Johannesburg QF63 delayed 21 hours after aerobridge hits engine

A Aerobridge entered the Qantas A380 Superjumbo engine at Sydney Airport, and almost one day for hundreds of passengers, he delayed a long -distance flight to Johannesburg.

The photos and video of the incident caused damage to one of the foundations of a Aerobridge on top and below the Four engines of the A380.

The Qantas Flight QF63 was planned to leave Sydney for the largest city of South Africa for a 15 -hour journey at 9.30 on Saturday. The A380, which had about 485 passengers, was full of about three quarters.

In one of the international terminal gates in front of the QF63 service, no one was injured in the incident. Passengers riding on the plane for long -distance flights A380 through the sub -deck.

The programmed QF63 service is delayed by 21 hours, while the airline waits for the first aircraft available. Qantas’s website shows that the flight left Sydney at 6.45 on Sunday.

Qantas said in a statement, Aerobridge’in Saturday morning how to investigate how he contacted the aircraft engine, he said.

“The aircraft will be controlled by engineers in Sydney and repaired before returning to service,” the airline said.

“We know that the flight cuts are annoying and we apologize to our customers for the effect of their travels.”