Delta Says No Injuries, and Limited Impact, from Collision in Atlanta

Two Delta Air Lines planes collided on the tarmac at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport early on Tuesday morning, damaging the tail of one jet and the wing of the other, but causing no major injuries or travel impact.

The wing of Delta flight DL295, an Airbus A350 going from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda, made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, Delta flight DL5526 heading to Lafayette, Louisiana. The two were on separate, adjacent taxiways when the collision happened.

There were 221 flyers on DL295 and 56 flyers on DL5526 at the time of the collision.

Delta says the collision produced damage to the tail of the Endeavor and the wing of the Airbus, but not much else—the airline was able to accommodate guests on alternate aircraft scheduled to depart on Tuesday and that no customer or crew member was injured in the accident.

“There have been no reported injuries at this time and customers are being transported back to the terminal where they will be re-accommodated on alternate flights,” Delta said on Tuesday.

“At this time, no additional operational adjustments are expected.”

Delta also added that it is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as part of an investigation into the incident. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also said it would launch an investigation into the collision.