Oops! Passenger jet smashes headlong into an airport walkway leaving the cockpit a wreck
- The aircraft, operated by Interjet, was being towed from hangar to terminal
- But the passenger plane ended up crashing into transportation tunnel
- Staff with clipboards can be seen surveying the damage, mostly to nose
This is the moment a plane ploughed into a passenger walkway at an airport in Mexico.
The Interjet aircraft was being towed from its hangar to take up position at the terminal when it crashed into the passenger transporter.
Staff wearing high visibility jackets can be seen surveying the damage at Mexico City International Airport.
This is the moment an Interjet plane crashed into a passenger walkway at an airport in Mexico
The cockpit of the plane suffered the most damage as the nose was dragged underneath the walkway causing damage to the top.
It is not known if anyone was injured in the incident, although it is believed there were no passengers on board the aircraft.
The images have been shared on social media, as well as a whole host of media outlets in Mexico.
The airline is believed to have continued its operations out of the airport as normal on Sunday, reports El Universal.
The damage was quite extensive to the nose and cockpit area of the passenger jet
Interjet is a Mexican low-cost airline operating scheduled flights to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, North America and South America out of Mexico City International Airport and Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport in Toluca.
The airline has 57 planes in its fleet, flying to a combined total of 47 destinations.
Interjet started operations on December 1, 2005, with one Airbus A320 aircraft.
MailOnline Travel has contacted Interjet and Mexico City International Airport for comment and is awaiting a response.
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