A packed Delta Air Lines plane has clipped the wing of another aircraft while pushing back from the gate.
The wing of the departing plane, carrying nearly 200 passengers, is said to have struck an empty aircraft as it maneuvered away from the terminal, the airline told The Associated Press.
According to Delta, the wing of the plane ‘reportedly made contact’ with the other aircraft.
The incident occurred Sunday morning, Delta confirmed.
There were 192 passengers on board along with two pilots and four flight attendants.
Flight tracking site FlightAware shows the flight was scheduled to travel from Atlanta to Guatemala City before the incident caused delays.
Passengers were eventually moved onto a replacement plane to continue their journey.
No injuries were reported.
A packed Delta Air Lines plane has clipped the wing of another aircraft while pushing back from the gate (stock photo)
The Airbus that was struck was not carrying any passengers at the time.
The airline has not yet disclosed the extent of the damage.
This comes just a week after passengers aboard a cross-country Delta flight endured over six grueling hours trapped on a Georgia tarmac with no functioning toilets onboard.
A flight bound for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was suddenly diverted to Augusta Regional Airport on Friday due to the heavy rain and severe thunderstorms that swept across the state the day before.
But instead of their journey ending upon landing, travelers found themselves stranded on the runway for hours, unable to leave.
‘A disheveled mess to say the least,’ Pat McCormack, a passenger on the flight, told the outlet.
‘There was no water on the plane,’ he added. ‘The toilets weren’t working.’
After nearly seven hours sitting motionless on the ground, passengers were finally allowed to disembark.
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