Two Delta Airplanes Collide at America’s Busiest Airport, No One Injured
Two Delta Airlines planes collided on the runway Tuesday morning at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the U.S.
The accident happened around 10 a.m. on Tuesday when flight DL295, heading to Tokyo, struck the rear of flight DL5526, which was en route to Louisiana and taxiing for takeoff, the Daily Mail reports.
The Endeavor Air CRJ-900, a regional jet, suffered a severed tail, while the Airbus 350 incurred wing damage. Witness photos dramatically depict the rear of the Louisiana-bound aircraft bent at a 90-degree angle.
There were 227 passengers aboard the planes at the time of the collision. Currently, no injuries have been reported.
One of the passengers aboard was Tampa meteorologist Jason Adams of WTFS TV who made a post on X.
“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,” he wrote. “Very jarring, metal scraping sounds then loud bangs. We’re fine. No fire or smoke. Awaiting instruction.”
In a statement, Delta reported that the Airbus collided with the Lafayette-bound regional jet while it was on an adjacent runway, causing damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the Airbus A350, the outlet reported.
“Following an incident at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport earlier today, Delta worked with each customer from flights DL295 to Tokyo-Haneda and DL5526 to Lafayette, Louisiana, to provide accommodation on alternate aircraft scheduled to depart Tuesday afternoon. We apologize to our customers for the experience,” the statement read.
No customer or crew member injuries have been reported, and operations are continuing as normal at the Atlanta airport. Meanwhile Delta is cooperating with the NTSB and other authorities while Delta TechOps teams prepare to safely move both aircraft to maintenance hangars.”
Atlanta Airport has confirmed that the incident will have a “minimal impact” on its operations.
“At approximately 10:07 this morning two aircraft made contact at the intersection of taxiways E and H on the north airfield. At this time, no injuries are reported,” the statement read. “Passengers from one of the aircraft are being bussed from the incident to the concourses. The second aircraft taxied under its own power to a concourse where passengers will deplane at their gate. There is minimal impact to airport operations.”
An investigation is underway by the National Transportation Safety Board.
This follows a recent incident where a Delta flight to Rome had to turn back and return to Boston after being struck by lightning over the Atlantic Ocean last month.
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