On a recent flight the tow bar pushing our airplane away from the gate snapped broke causing quite a jolt to passengers and crew and a loud bang, damaging the aircraft, and causing our flight cancellation. Here is the scene outside the airplane window

Stock photo: On a recent flight the tow bar pushing our airplane away from the gate snapped broke causing quite a jolt to passengers and crew and a loud bang, damaging the aircraft, and causing our flight cancellation. Here is the scene outside the airplane window was taken by ettadallas .