Two Planes Collide on Delhi Airport Taxiway, No Injuries

A collision between two aircraft at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday left both planes damaged but resulted in no injuries to passengers or crew.

The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. near Terminal 1, when a SpiceJet Boeing 737-700, which had just arrived from Leh and was taxiing toward its parking stand, struck a stationary Akasa Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 preparing for a flight to Hyderabad. Officials reported that the right winglet of the SpiceJet plane made contact with the left horizontal stabilizer of the Akasa aircraft on the taxiway.

Both airlines confirmed the details in separate statements. Akasa Air, operating flight QP1406, noted that its plane had returned to the bay following the contact. "Preliminary information indicates that Akasa’s aircraft was stationary when another airline’s aircraft made contact with it," the airline said. All passengers and crew were safely disembarked, and ground teams arranged alternative flights to Hyderabad as quickly as possible. The airline emphasized that safety remains its highest priority and that authorities had been notified in line with protocols.

SpiceJet described the event as a ground occurrence during...