Updated Sep 10, 2024 - Business

Two Delta planes collide while taxiing at Atlanta airport

Two Delta airplanes collided while taxiing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday.

The big picture: No injuries were reported after the wing of one plane "made contact" with the tail of another, Delta said.

State of play: Passengers were accommodated on alternate flights scheduled to depart Tuesday afternoon.

221 customers were on flight DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo Haneda on an Airbus 350.
56 customers were on DL5526, an Endeavor Air flight, from Atlanta to Lafayette, Louisiana. This was a CRJ-900 regional jet.
"We apologize to our customers for the experience," Delta said.

The latest: The airline is collaborating with the National Transportation Safety Board and other authorities.

Delta TechOps teams on Tuesday afternoon were preparing to move both planes to maintenance hangars.
"Operations are continuing as normal at the Atlanta airport," Delta said.

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with the latest statement from Delta.