JUST IN: Two Airplanes Collide On Runway At American Airport

Two Delta Air Lines planes collided on the runway while taxing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Tuesday morning.

The incident reportedly occurred around 10:07 a.m.

“An Airbus A350, flight DL295 to Tokyo, clipped the tail of a regional jet, DL5526 to Louisiana, causing damage to both planes,” FOX 5 Atlanta reports.

BREAKING – Two Delta Airlines planes collide on runway at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Georgia pic.twitter.com/CDKlh4jmcn

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) September 10, 2024

DEVELOPING: Delta Air Lines tells me that two of its flights collided as both were taxiing for takeoff from Atlanta this morning.

Delta says the wingtip one of its Airbus A350s “came into contact” with a Delta CRJ 900 operated by Endeavor. Nobody hurt. Photo by @YoshidaCNN. pic.twitter.com/wHYyqKXAbX

— Pete Muntean (@petemuntean) September 10, 2024

FOX 5 Atlanta reports:

FOX 5 Atlanta has received messages and photographs from people who claim to have been passengers on the aircraft involved.

A meteorologist with WFTS, an ABC affiliate in Tampa Bay, Florida, says he was a passenger with a crew from the TV station on one of the planes headed from Atlanta to Louisiana. According to the meteorologist, the back of his plane was clipped by another plane as they were taxiing out to the runway.

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According to Delta Air Lines, the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to Lafayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350.

There have been no reported injuries at this time and customers are being transported back to the terminal where they will be reaccommodated on alternate flights.

Well that was terrifying. Taxiing out for the flight from Atlanta to Louisiana and another plane appears to have clipped the back of our plane. Very jarring, metal scraping sounds then loud bangs. We’re fine. No fire or smoke. Awaiting @Delta instructions. pic.twitter.com/PMU9evPvq6

— Jason Adams (@JasonAdamsWFTS) September 10, 2024

Delta Air Lines is working with the NTSB and other authorities to investigate the incident.

Back in the news! ⁦@Delta⁩ plane hits another on taxiway today #Aviation #Avgeek #Travel pic.twitter.com/HXj6gYDF6r

— Karlene Petitt (@KarlenePetitt) September 10, 2024

Per ABC News:

“There is minimal impact to airport operations,” an airport spokesperson said in a statement.

“Passengers from one of the aircraft are being bussed from the incident to the concourses,” the spokesperson said. “The second aircraft taxied under its own power to a concourse where passengers will deplane at their gate.”

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