Last Updated: March 27, 2024, 15:21 IST
Kolkata [Calcutta], India
An investigation into the incident is underway.(File photo)
The Air India Express aircraft was stationary and awaiting clearance to enter the runway at Kolkata for a scheduled operation to Chennai
The wingtip of a taxiing IndiGo aircraft grazed a stationary Air India Express which was awaiting clearance at Kolkata Airport on Wednesday. The Air India Express was bound to Chennai airport. An investigation into the incident is underway.
“The wingtip of a taxiing aircraft of another airline grazed one of our aircraft, which was stationary and awaiting clearance to enter the runway at Kolkata for a scheduled operation to Chennai. The aircraft has since returned to the bay and further investigation is underway, for which we are coordinating with the regulator and airport authorities. We apologise for the inconvenience caused to guests due to external circumstances,” an Air India Express spokesperson said in a statement.
Following the accident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took the pilots of the IndiGo plane off the roaster.
DGCA off-rostered pilots of IndiGo airlines after the IndiGo plane hit stationary Air India Express during taxiing in Kolkata today, the aviation agency said in a statement.
