Two aircraft — operated by SpiceJet and Akasa — clipped wings while taxiing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Thursday afternoon, damaging both planes, airport officials said, adding that all the passengers were safe.
The incident occurred around 2.15pm near Terminal 1, when a SpiceJet flight arriving from Leh was taxiing to its parking bay and struck an Akasa aircraft that was stationary and preparing for departure to Hyderabad.
An airport official said there was visible damage to both aircraft, with a portion of the SpiceJet wing lodged in the Akasa aircraft.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said a probe has been launched, and an air traffic controller and the SpiceJet pilots have been de-rostered pending investigation.
