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No injuries were reported.
A plane sits damaged at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after colliding with another plane on a taxiway Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. WSB via AP
ATLANTA (AP) — Two Delta Air Lines planes collided on an Atlanta airport taxiway Tuesday morning, with a larger plane flipping the tail of a smaller regional jet.
No injuries were reported and Delta said passengers would be rebooked on other flights.
Atlanta-based Delta said the wing of a Delta Airbus A350 jet bound for Tokyo hit the tail of a smaller Bombardier CRJ-900 that was on an adjacent taxiway. The smaller plane, operated by Delta subsidiary Endeavor Air, was preparing to take off for Lafayette, Louisiana.
Jason Adams, a meteorologist for WFTS-TV in Tampa, Fla., who is traveling to Louisiana to cover Tropical Storm Francine, told about the moment of impact on the social platform X.
“It was terrifying,” Adams wrote. “Taxiing out for flight from Atlanta to Louisiana and another plane seems to have clipped the back of our plane. Lots of shaking, metal scraping sounds then loud bangs. We’re fine. No fire or smoke.”
Adams posted pictures of the tail of the smaller plane knocked on its side and lying on the taxiway.
Delta said the wing of the larger plane was also damaged.
Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport said passengers from one plane were bussed back to the terminal, while the other plane returned to a gate under its own power. There were 221 passengers on the Airbus and 56 passengers on the regional jet.
Delta said it would work with the National Transportation Safety Board and other agencies to investigate. The Federal Aviation Administration says it is also investigating.
Airport officials described disruption to operations at the world’s busiest airport as “minimal”.