A transatlantic flight from JFK to Heathrow was canceled after a catering car collided with the plane’s engine, causing damage to its casing.
A bizarre image circulating online shows a white car with ‘Gategourmet’ branding on the side wedged beneath the Airbus A350, which aviation bloggers claimed was the reason the Virgin Atlantic flight from New York City to London was suspended on Monday.
The company confirmed that the flight had been canceled after an incident at the boarding gate at JFK airport.
In a statement issued to live airThe airline said its ‘VS26 from New York JFK to London Heathrow was canceled following an incident at the JFK gate involving the engine cover of a stalled Virgin Atlantic plane and a caterer’s car that collided. against him.
“We can confirm that there were no customers on board the aircraft during this time.”
A Virgin Atlantic flight from JFK to Heathrow was canceled after a catering car collided with the plane’s engine, causing damage to its casing (file photo)
JFK Airport’s flight tracker shows that the Virgin Atlantic flight from JFK to Heathrow was canceled Monday morning.
The airline reportedly opened an investigation into the incident and was investigating whether the plane had suffered any damage.
The plane, registered as G-VDOT, parked at Gate A of Terminal 4 at JFK Airport on Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. local time after arriving from London.
The flight was to take off again to cross the pond at 8:20 a.m. and land in London at 8:10 p.m.
But this flight was canceled and was now scheduled to take off at the same time on Tuesday.
DailyMail.com has contacted Virgin Atlantic and Gategroup for comment.