SpiceJet and Akasa Air collide at Delhi airport on ground DGCAs probe begins immediately

Damage limited to key parts, but questions remain

A SpiceJet aircraft and an Akasa Air flight collided on the ground at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. The impact damaged the right winglet of the SpiceJet plane and the horizontal stabiliser of the Akasa Air aircraft. While passengers on the Akasa flight were safe, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has started an investigation to determine what led to the collision.