2 Delta planes collide at Atlanta airport, knocking tail section from one

Pete Muntean, CNN

(CNN) — Two Delta Air Lines planes collided arsenic some were taxiing for takeoff from Atlanta’s engaged Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport connected Tuesday morning.

The wingtip of a Delta Airbus A350 “came into contact” pinch a Delta CRJ 900 location pitchy operated by Endeavor Airlines, Delta Air Lines spokesperson Anthony Black said.

Nobody was injured successful nan collision and nan passengers of nan location formation were taken backmost to nan terminal by bus, Black said.

Photos obtained by CNN and posted to societal media show nan vertical tail of nan location formation separated from nan remainder of nan airplane flanked by airdrome rescue vehicles.

Passengers will beryllium placed connected alternate flights, Delta said successful a statement. There were 221 passengers connected nan Airbus and 56 customers connected nan location jet, nan hose said.

Publicly disposable accusation from nan Federal Aviation Administration show nan impacted runway is closed and respective taxiways adjacent are besides closed.

“While Delta Air Lines Flight 295 was taxiing for departure astatine Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, its wingtip struck nan tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526. The Delta Airbus A350 was headed to Tokyo. The Endeavor Bombardier CRJ900 was headed to Lafayette, Louisiana,” nan FAA said successful a statement.

The FAA said it is investigating what happened and Delta said it is cooperating pinch nan National Transportation Safety Board “and different authorities” complete nan incident.

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International was nan No. 1 airdrome for rider measurement successful 2023 and is expected to service astir 110 cardinal passengers successful 2024, according to Airports Council International’s preliminary rankings for 2023, released successful April.