SpiceJet aircraft clips tail of another plane in minor ground collision

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A DGCA statement said that the winglet, the tip of the wing, of SpiceJet’s Boeing 737-700 aircraft hit the tail of Akasa’s Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

Updated - April 16, 2026 08:49 pm IST - NEW DELHI

A SpiceJet Boeing aircraft clipped its right winglet after colliding with the wing of a stationary Akasa Air plane while taxiing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi on April 16, 2026.

A SpiceJet Boeing aircraft clipped its right winglet after colliding with the wing of a stationary Akasa Air plane while taxiing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi on April 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport saw a minor ground collision when a SpiceJet aircraft arriving from Leh clipped the tail of an Akasa Air plane.

The DGCA is investigating the event. Both aircraft have been grounded for enquiry as well as investigations, the two airlines said in their press statements.

Published - April 16, 2026 08:48 pm IST

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