'Thank god they finished boarding'

An air bridge at Hong Kong airport has collapsed. Picture: Twitter

AN air bridge has reportedly collapsed at Hong Kong's airport ripping the door from a Cathay Pacific plane and injuring at least one person.

The L2 air bridge at Gate 71 collapsed just after boarding, injuring the bridge operator.

Reports say Cathay Pacific Flight 532, an Airbus A330, was starting to push back when the bridge collapsed and fell to the ground. The falling bridge ripped the door off of the jet.

"Thank god they finished boarding when the accident happened," JALPak wrote on Flyer talk,  an online pilot forum.

According to Flyer talk, the Cathay flight has been delayed until tomorrow. Hong Kong Airport Authority has asked airlines to use single air bridge operation for the time being. 

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