The collision of two Delta Air Lines planes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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.
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.
Delta says there were no reported injuries and they worked with the passengers on each flight to provide accomodation on alternate aircraft scheduled to depart Tuesday afternoon.
Delta also said that it apologizes to its customers.
There were 221 customers on DL295 and 56 customers on DL5526.
Delta says it is cooperating with the NTSB and other authorities while Delta TechOps teams prepare to “safely move” both aircraft to maintenance hangars.
The ground collision happened at approximately 10:07 a.m.
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into the collision of two Delta Air Lines aircraft at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, and the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact on an adjacent taxiway, causing damage to both the Endeavor Air regional jet’s tail and the A350’s wing. This information was provided by Delta Air Lines.
Messages and images from people claiming to have been on the involved aircraft have been sent to FOX 5 Atlanta.
According to a meteorologist with Tampa Bay, Florida’s WFTS, an ABC affiliate, he traveled on one of the aircraft carrying the TV station’s crew from Atlanta to Louisiana. The meteorologist said that while they were taxiing out to the runway, another plane clipped the back of his aircraft.
According to Delta, no injuries have been reported, and they worked with each flight’s passengers to find accommodations on a different aircraft that was set to take off Tuesday afternoon. Delta also expressed its regret to its clients.
On DL295 there were 221 customers, and on DL5526 there were 56 customers.
While Delta TechOps teams get ready to “safely move” both aircraft to maintenance hangars, Delta says it is collaborating with the NTSB and other authorities.
The impact with the ground occurred at roughly 10:07 a.m. m.
