Sheremetyevo confirms iFly aircraft contact with passenger boarding bridge

An iFly aircraft made contact with a passenger boarding bridge while taxiing to its stand at Sheremetyevo on October 19, the airport told RIA Novosti. No passengers or crew were injured.

The incident became public on October 21 after a report by the Telegram channel SHOT. The channel said the aircraft had arrived from Khabarovsk and sustained damage to a wing slat, which was replaced, and that the aircraft was temporarily withdrawn from service.

The airport said the boarding bridge was not damaged. The incident did not disrupt the handling of arriving or departing flights.