Plane Collision At Delhi Airport: Spicejet Aircraft Hits Parked Akasa Air Flight

(MENAFN- Live Mint) A SpiceJet plane hit an Akasa Air flight parked at the Delhi airport on Thursday, April 16. Both airlines released a statement confirming the incident. However, none of them named the other in their official remarks.

What did Akasa Air say?

A spokesperson said in a statement that Akasa Air flight QP 1406, operating from Delhi to Hyderabad, had to return to the bay on April 16, 2026.

“Preliminary information indicates that Akasa's aircraft was stationary when another airline's aircraft made contact with it,” The statement said, without naming SpceJet aircraft.

The airline informed that all passengers and crew were safely disembarked, and“our ground teams are making alternative arrangements to fly our passengers to Hyderabad at the earliest.”

What did SpiceJet say?

The SpiceJet airline said in a statement that on April 16, a SpiceJet B737-700 aircraft was involved in a“ground occurrence while taxiing at Delhi airport.”

The incident led to“damage to its right winglet and the left-hand horizontal stabiliser of another aircraft belonging to a different airline.”

“The SpiceJet aircraft has been grounded at Delhi,” the SpiceJet Spokesperson added.

What exactly happened at Delhi airport today?

Wings of an Akasa Air and a SpiceJet plane came in contact on the taxiway at the Delhi airport on Thursday, news agency PTI reported.

The officials said the Akasa Air aircraft was taxiing for take off and the SpiceJet was taxiing towards the parking stand when the incident happened at around 2.15 pm at Terminal 1 of the airport.

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737 MAX 8.

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