According to the airline’s ground operator, the plane had to be moved by hand due to a towing fork failure.

The other day a strange scene took place at Liszt Ferenc International Airport: four people in visibility jackets grabbed a Lufthansa plane from the right wing. The recording, which was also screened by RTL Klub Híradója, was allegedly made by employees of one of the ground handling companies, who themselves were surprised to learn what happened.

After the incident, Magyar Hang contacted Celebi Ground Handling, Lufthansa’s ground handling server, whose traffic director told them that the procedure in the recording was quite unusual, but not illegal, as the aircraft could move. by hand in strict compliance with safety regulations. it is. László Jakab also added that every detail of the operation was agreed with the Lufthansa flight personnel and the co-services provided by the traffic front.

The manual movement, Jakab said, was necessary because the towing fork required for the maneuver failed due to an unforeseen event and the reserve was also not operational. “The crew of the aircraft decided not to wait for the delivery of the third fork and asked to move the aircraft by hand,” said László Jakab.

Magyar Hang knows that the video was taken on September 5 from the Lufthansa Bombardier CRJ 900, which left Budapest for Munich.



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