Qantas passengers facing 21-hour delay after aerobridge collides with plane at Sydney Airport

Qantas passengers due to fly to South Africa are facing a 21-hour wait after an aerobridge collided with a plane – forcing them off the jet.

Flight QF63 was due to depart Sydney for Johannesburg at 9.30am on Saturday, but passengers were unable to take off after the Airbus A380 was damaged by an aerobridge.

No passengers were injured during the collision.

“We’re investigating how an aerobridge made contact with the engine of one of our aircraft,” a Qantas spokesman said.

“The aircraft will be inspected by engineers in Sydney and repaired before returning to service.”

“We know flight disruptions are frustrating and we apologise to our customers for the impact to their travel.”

Qantas has scheduled a new flight with a revised takeoff time of 6.45am on Sunday.

This means passengers will have to wait 21-hours before travelling.

Customers will be provided with overnight accommodation and transport in Sydney if required.