Lufthansa employees injured in Boeing nose gear incident at Frankfurt airport

Published on 04/06/2026 - 18:28 GMT+2

A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner tipped onto its nose at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday injuring several staff, the German airline said.

The incident occurred at 12:45 pm just before passengers boarded the plane which was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles.

"While the aircraft was parked, the nose landing gear unexpectedly retracted," a spokesperson for the airline told the AFP news agency.

"Several employees were injured and are currently receiving medical attention," Lufthansa said in a statement.

Cabin crew and ground staff were on board and several were injured and were receiving medical treatment, the airline said. It did not specify how many were injured and how seriously.

Lufthansa said it was "reviewing the exact circumstances together with the relevant authorities."

This is a developing story and our journalists are working on further updates.

Additional sources • AP, AFP