Translation from "journo-rubbish" (Good one cirrus01!!!)
Aircraft at boarding stairs (not jetway).
Just prior to pushback from mobile stairs, Flt Attdt either closes door late, reopens door due to something blocking door, or believes the stairs are back up to the aircraft and the agent wants to hand some last minute paperwork to the crew and thus reopens the door (after the pilot had checked all doors secure). Combined with a too-close airstairs, the fragile door mechanism gets munched by airstair contact during aircraft movement.
"The captain was forced to abort the take-off. " Translation: The pilot aborted the flight right at the gate. Further translation: We be broke.
(Gee, my story isn't nearly as exciting as the journo-rubbish.)
Estimated cost to El Al not counting lost revenue? A bunch.
In SFO years back, a jetway auto leveler went gonzo and picked up a 737 by its front entry door. Back then, the door was $100K as was the kit to reinstall it. My guess, a spiffy new 777 door is probably three times that much. DOH!
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