Singapore Airlines has grounded an Airbus A380 superjumbo bound for Sydney after the plane's front wheels rolled onto grass beside a runway, when it came loose from a tow truck.
Nobody was injured in the incident involving the world's biggest airliner but the 450 passengers onboard were taken off so the plane could be moved and inspected for any damage.
The plane steered to the right after it was unhinged on the runway and the front wheels moved onto the grass patch next to the runway but the aircraft did not move any further.
There was no significant damage to the plane. The double-decker plane is scheduled to resume its regular flight to Sydney later today.
A truck, which was being used to push back the plane in preparation for yesterday's flight, 'experienced some form of failure' causing it to disconnect from the aircraft, said an airline spokesperson.
The aircraft was not under its own power at the time.
Singapore Airlines said most of the passengers who were on the plane had left for Sydney on a new flight.
Singapore Airlines received its first A380 in October last year to become the first carrier in the world to operate the aircraft.
Travellers from around the world booked their seats on the maiden flight in October in an online charity auction. One British man paid €65,000 to be among the first to fly the largest passenger plane ever constructed.
The plane, so large that 72 cars could fit on each of its wings, can carry up to 853 passengers.
