Ural A321 at Dubai on Feb 17th 2014, flight attendant fell out of aircraft upon impact by ground vehicle

An Ural Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VQ-BOC performing flight U6-806 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Perm (Russia), was preparing for departure at the gate when a ground vehicle impacted the aircraft causing a flight attendant to fall out of the aircraft through the open door. The flight attendant received injuries upon hitting the apron and was taken to a hospital.

The airline reported the flight attendant received injuries that were not life threatening. The aircraft received "quite some" damage upon impact by the catering ground vehicle. A replacement aircraft has been dispatched to perform the flight.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VP-BTZ departed Dubai with a delay of 14.5 hours.