A boarding bridge collapsed on the Kuwait Airways aircraft at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka detaching its door and causing damage to its fuselage on early Wednesday, reports TBS.
According to airport sources, the incident involving a Boeing 777-300 occurred at about 2:20 AM.
The flight, carrying 284 passengers, was set to leave for Kuwait at 2:45 AM. It had landed at Dhaka Airport at 1:30 AM on flight KU-283.
The boarding bridge attached to the aircraft's door collapsed right after all passengers got down from the plane. Only the pilot and cabin crew were onboard during the incident.
According to airport sources, the weight of the passengers creates a downward pressure on a plane, which decreases when they disembark and the plane lifts slightly upward.
This boarding bridge was pressed slightly lower, which caused it to collide with the plane as it went upward when the passengers got off, causing the door to separate, they added.
Later, Kuwait Airways arranged another aircraft to arrive in Dhaka to transport the stranded passengers.
In a statement to The Business Standard, Dhaka Airport Executive Director Group Captain Kamrul Islam said, "A senior team has been formed to investigate. The aircraft door was detached, not damaged."
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