SFO jet bridge collapses on plane during deplaning process
Hawaii,Travel,USA Today,Maui,American Airlines,Culture
A jet bridge at San Francisco International Airport is under investigation after it collapsed onto a Hawaiian Airlines plane in the middle of passengers disembarking Thursday evening, the airport said. Hawaiian Airlines flight 42 departed from Kahului in Maui and arrived on time at SFO’s International Terminal A, according to FlightAware. The aircraft arrived without any issues, and the jet bridge began its usual process of positioning itself towards the plane. Shortly after the jet bridge was positioned, it experienced “a structural failure” with a metal strut and suddenly collapsed...
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