Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said there were no injuries.

The Heathrow-bound aircraft was being pushed by a vehicle from a departure gate when its wing hit a blast fence around 8.30am local time.

Coleman told CBS News that the airliner was was being pushed back from Gate 3 at Terminal 4 when the wing struck the blast fence.

A passenger tweeted a picture of the wing wedged against an airport wall. “I want to go back to the house!!”

No one was injured in the accident, but passengers had to deplane.

Thorne, 17-year-old star of American drama My Own Worst Enemy, was on board with her boyfriend Gregg Sulkin, who is also an actor, and the supermodel Bella Hadid.

Posting on Twitter to a customer, Virgin Atlantic said: “As the plane was taxiing, the tug miscalculated things and this caused the damage”.

“All people have disembarked the flight and our participants are functioning an effort to get our clients on their quest while possible”, Virgin said in an allegation. Airline officials apologized for the delay.

Flight 26 appeared to be planned to leave for London at 6:15 a.m. prior to disaster, which actually…