Passenger spots missing screws on New York-bound plane's wing; flight cancelled
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London: A Virgin Atlantic flight from Manchester to New York was cancelled moments before takeoff after an alert passenger noticed missing bolts on the plane's wing, according to media reports.
On January 15, Phil Hardy, 41, who was onboard the plane at Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom, observed four missing fasteners and reported it to the cabin crew.
Engineers were promptly called out to carry out maintenance checks on the Airbus A330 aircraft before its scheduled takeoff to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, the New York Post reported quoting a Virgin Atlantic representative.
In a video shared on social media, an engineer can be seen climbing on to the plane's wing and fixing the issue.
Though Hardly was repeatedly assured by the airline staff that there was no safety issue, he was panicked as the incident comes days after one of the doors of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 9 MAX blew open mid-air.
With inputs from IANS