A bungling bus driver hit a plane’s wing during boarding, forcing the aircraft out of service.
Footage filmed from a second bus shows the first vehicle wedged between the tarmac and the downward-facing winglet.
Passengers on the first bus had been removed from the area, while ground staff could be seen milling around beneath the aircraft.
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Passenger Moacyr Lopes could be heard saying as he filmed: “That’s the one. Look, the wing’s on top of the bus.”
He later posted the footage online with the caption: “Luck of the day: a bus crashes into your plane’s wing.”
The Gol Airlines Boeing 737 Max was struck while passengers were boarding on Wednesday morning (19 August) at São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil.
The aircraft was parked on the apron when the first bus carrying passengers bound for Asunción, Paraguay, struck its winglet, as reported by Need To Know.
Gol later told local media: “As a result of the incident, another aircraft was assigned to the flight, which took off at 9:54am and landed in the Paraguayan capital at 11:41am local time, without incident.
“All measures relating to the operation were taken with a focus on safety, Gol’s number one value.”
In a statement, São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport confirmed that an airport vehicle came into contact with an aircraft while manoeuvring on the apron.
The airport operator said: “Following the incident, the aircraft was taken out of service for inspection and maintenance, in accordance with safety protocols.”
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