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Wingtips of Air India and IndiGo planes came successful interaction with each different astatine the Mumbai airdrome connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) evening, and some craft person been grounded for checks, according to officials.
All passengers are safe.
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While Air India's level was waiting connected the taxiway anterior to instrumentality off, the IndiGo craft was taxiing aft landing astatine the airport, which has parallel taxiways. Both were Airbus A320 aircraft.
Aviation regulator DGCA's squad is astatine the tract and volition beryllium probing the incident, a Civil Aviation Ministry spokesperson said.
In this representation posted connected February 3, 2026, A presumption of harm to an craft helping aft the helping tips of 2 Airbus A320 planes touched portion taxiing astatine the airport, successful Mumbai. Photo: PTI Photo/Social Media
Details astir the fig of passengers could not beryllium instantly ascertained.
An Air India spokesperson said formation AI2732 operating from Mumbai to Coimbatore was delayed aft the craft scheduled to run the work came into interaction with different airline's craft portion waiting connected the taxiway anterior to take-off.
"The wingtips of the 2 craft made contact, resulting successful harm to our aircraft's wingtip. As a precautionary measure, the craft has been grounded for further method checks. All passengers were safely disembarked," the spokesperson said successful a statement.
An IndiGo spokesperson successful a connection said the wingtip of its craft operating formation 6E791 from Hyderabad to Mumbai came successful interaction with a level of different hose portion taxiing, aft landing.
"All passengers are harmless and disembarked aft parking. The craft is undergoing attraction inspections. In enactment with established protocols, the applicable authorities were promptly informed and the substance is being investigated," the spokesperson said.
The incidental happened astatine astir 7.30 p.m. connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) astatine the Mumbai airport, which is 1 of the busiest airports successful the country.
Providing details, the Civil Aviation Ministry spokesperson said that portion AI2732 was taxying from C1 towards M4 for departure and IndiGo accomplishment formation was taxiing to articulation B1, close wingtips of some the craft touched each other.
Both the planes were taxying astatine the clip of incidental and later, the craft returned to bay for inspections.
