No injuries were reported Tuesday after two planes clipped each other on the tarmac of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The airport said on its X page that it happened around 10 a.m. ET at the intersection of two taxiways in the airport’s north airfield. Passengers from one of the aircrafts were bused to another concourse while the other aircraft was able to taxi to a gate on its own power. In a statement to Atlanta media, Delta confirmed the two aircrafts involved were their planes. “A350 was preparing for departure to Tokyo’s Haneda airport when it clipped the tail of a CRJ 900 and knocked the tail off,” the statement reads. “The CRJ 900 was headed to Lafayette, Louisiana. The passengers on the regional jet were bussed back to the terminal. The A350 taxied back to the gate on its own with the passengers. Delta working to reaccommodate them now.”The airport said the impact on its operations was minimal. The incident is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
No injuries were reported Tuesday after two planes clipped each other on the tarmac of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
The airport said on its X page that it happened around 10 a.m. ET at the intersection of two taxiways in the airport’s north airfield.
Passengers from one of the aircrafts were bused to another concourse while the other aircraft was able to taxi to a gate on its own power.
In a statement to Atlanta media, Delta confirmed the two aircrafts involved were their planes.
“A350 was preparing for departure to Tokyo’s Haneda airport when it clipped the tail of a CRJ 900 and knocked the tail off,” the statement reads. “The CRJ 900 was headed to Lafayette, Louisiana. The passengers on the regional jet were bussed back to the terminal. The A350 taxied back to the gate on its own with the passengers. Delta working to reaccommodate them now.”
The airport said the impact on its operations was minimal.
The incident is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
