Overview
- On May 28 at around 2:54pm a contractor-operated lorry struck the fuselage of a Saudia Boeing 787-9 at Heathrow Terminal 4.
- Baggage handlers report the ABM-employed driver likely mistook the accelerator for the brake, propelling the vehicle into the aircraft.
- The impact pierced the aircraft’s body, rendering it unfit for service and forcing Saudia to cancel the following Heathrow-Jeddah flight.
- Passengers from SVA105 experienced significant delays retrieving their baggage after the crash.
- Regulators, airport officials and Saudia representatives have opened an investigation into ABM’s ground-handling and training practices.