ISLAMABAD – A passenger was injured on Tuesday after a jet bridge, which connects the plane to the terminal, collapsed at the newly built airport in Islamabad, which remains in headlines for various reasons.
The incident happened when passengers were boarding an airplane of a foreign airlines, using the bridge. However, the plane parked near the bridge remained safe.
The cause of the collapse of the passenger boarding bridge is yet to be determined.
A jet bridge is an enclosed, movable connector which most commonly extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, allowing passengers to board and disembark without going outside.
The new Islamabad International Airport, which took over 10 years for completion was inaugurated by former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in May this year.
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The management of the new airport in Islamabad was under criticism earlier from passengers and social media users after multiple videos blew the lid off administrative mismanagement, with some claiming that they had to wait for luggage for more than 3 hours.
