A Korean Air passenger plane scheduled to depart from Boston Logan International Airport for Incheon International Airport was delayed due to a contact incident at the airport.
According to Korean Air and others, on the 1st at around 1:09 p.m., flight KE092, which was scheduled to leave Boston for Incheon, was damaged due to a contact accident involving ground equipment during de-icing operations caused by local snow.
Korean Air sent relevant parts to Incheon for repairs, completing maintenance before resuming operations, causing a delay of 28 hours and 40 minutes for the flight. There were 243 passengers on board the aircraft.
Passengers were provided with hotel layover services, and approximately 110 passengers who were scheduled to transfer upon arrival at Incheon Airport had their itineraries changed.