We had to shut down both engines last night. It followed an indication from the AGNIS system that the aircraft was very close to the airbridge. Following the standard procedures for this kind of incident, we had to apply the parking brake and turn off several aircraft systems.
All the passengers were obliged to leave the aircraft to the safety of the terminal, and the crew had to wait for half an hour in freezing conditions for a bus to take them to the car park.
An airline spokesman said this kind of thing can happen from time to time, although he admitted that it was unusual for a stand to be allocated so quickly.
An enquiry is underway as to why the crewbus left 2 minutes late from the CCO.