Images show plane's tail hanging off its side after collision at Atlanta airport

2024-09-11 13,433

Two planes collided on the tarmac at an airport in Atlanta - knocking the tail off one.

Images show the plane's tail hanging off its side after the collision on Tuesday (Sept 10).

A Delta flight was readying for take off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Lafayette, Louisiana, when it collided with a larger aircraft.

Delta said the the wing of a Delta Airbus A350 bound for Tokyo, Japan, hit the tail of a smaller Bombardier CRJ-90 that was on an adjacent taxiway.

No injuries have been reported and Delta said passengers were rebooked on other flights that departed Tuesday afternoon.

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