Adding to Emirates Airline’s recent poor fortunes in the Canadian aviation market, an accident involving a catering truck has put one of the carrier’s superjumbo jets out of action for several weeks.

The incident took place at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.

"Emirates can confirm that an incident occurred on 6 December involving a catering truck and that damage was sustained to the inboard starboard wing and wing root of one of our A380 aircraft,” an Emirates spokesperson told Arabian Business.

“Another A380 has been deployed on to our Toronto route whilst the damaged aircraft is being repaired."

Canadian media reported that a scissor-lift mechanism on the catering truck failed while it was servicing the jet’s upper deck. The truck then collapsed onto the leading edge of the right wing.

Canada and the UAE have recently been embroiled in a major row concerning the former’s refusal to allow Emirates and Etihad Airways greater access to the lucrative Toronto route.

Negotiations between the two countries collapsed in October, resulting in a UAE decision to toughen visa regulations for Canadian citizens travelling to the Gulf state.

Emirates has 90 firm orders for A380s, making it the jet’s largest customer by far. The carrier’s 15th superjumbo was delivered at the end of November.