Plane Wing Hits Fence at JFK; No Injures Reported

A Virgin airplane's wing slammed into a fence at JFK Airport in Queens early Saturday, according to the Port Authority.

Authorities say the incident happened at 8:30 a.m. Saturday as Virgin Atlantic Flight 26 was being pushed back from the gate by a tug. A photo taken by a passenger shows a group of airport workers standing underneath the towering wing, which is pushed up against the fence.

JFK plane wing 3 — No one was injured in the accident, but passengers had to deplane.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said there were no injuries. Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said that the 276 people on board were being bused back to the terminal.

A spokeswoman Virgin Atlantic Airways said a "miscalculation by the tug" caused minor damage to one of the plane's wing tips. She said the plane had returned to the gate and that Virgin is working to get customers on their way.

Flight 26 was scheduled to depart for London at 8:15 a.m.

It appears supermodel Bella Hadid, whose mother Yolanda Foster is on the television show "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," was on the plane. She tweeted that her "plane hit a wall" Saturday morning. The 18-year-old model was just at NYC Fashion Week. London is currently having its spring season fashion week.