A shuttle bus crashed into the wing of a plane on the runway, causing a gruelling delay of seven hours.
Footage shows the vehicle turning towards the aircraft as the roof scrapes along the wingtip.
The bus driver reverses out of the way and the damaged wing is seen flapping up and down.
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The accident was filmed at Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday (Nov 10) afternoon.
The Boeing 737 MAX, belonging to Shandong Airlines, was due to depart Hong Kong for Jinan in Shandong Province, China, when the accident happened
One passenger said: “The wing was broken.
“We had to wait for the repair during the daytime and it was not fixed until midnight.
“Do you dare to get on this plane?”
Another passenger said the flight had been delayed by seven hours.
According to the airport’s website, flight SC1152 was due to depart at 2.10pm but was delayed until 9.50pm.
The Airport Authority confirmed the accident took place in a statement on 11 November.
They said all the passengers had left the plane, registered as B-224R, and no one was injured.
They added that the flight departed at around 10pm following an inspection.
Shandong Airlines only took delivery of the aircraft in March this year, as reported by Need To Know.
The shuttle bus was marked with ‘zero emission’.
In 2020, the airport announced plans to phase out diesel buses and introduce electric models by 2024.
