Virgin Australia plane collides with ground vehicle at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne
A Virgin Australia plane has been left with a massive rip on the left side after it collided with a ground vehicle at a major Aussie airport.
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A Virgin aircraft has been damaged on the side after colliding a tow vehicle at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne on Sunday night.
The plane hit the tug after becoming disconnected while being towed to a maintenance hangar around 8.40pm.
A Virgin Australia spokesperson confirmed no passengers were on board at the time of the incident and there were no injuries.
“On Sunday evening, a Virgin Australia aircraft was being towed to the maintenance hangar at Melbourne Airport when it became disconnected from the tug vehicle, causing the tug to impact the side of the aircraft,” the spokesperson told news.com.au.
Footage obtained by Nine News shows a large gash on the left side of the plane as workers tried to patch up the Boeing 737.
News.com.au understands the aircraft was being towed to the hangar for scheduled maintenance.
The airline doesn’t anticipate any impacts to its flying schedule on Monday.
A Melbourne Airport spokesperson said an investigation is now underway to determine the cause of the incident.
Originally published as Virgin Australia plane collides with ground vehicle at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne
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