TWO Delta passenger planes collided in a terrifying smash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport – ripping the wing off one jet and injuring a flight attendant.
The CRJ-900 regional jets, both operated by Delta subsidiary Endeavor Air, clipped each other around 9.56pm Wednesday night while taxiing at low speed.
Two Delta planes have collided at La Guardia Airport, in New York[/caption]
The collision involved Endeavor Air flight 5155, bound for Roanoke, Virginia, and Endeavor Air flight 5047, arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina[/caption]
Shocking footage shows the aftermath: one plane’s wing torn apart, the nose of the other visibly dented, and passengers stranded as emergency vehicles swarmed the tarmac.
A CBS News producer on board described the horror moment his plane was “absolutely smashed.”
“We were taxiing to our runway and we got absolutely smashed by another Delta flight… I don’t know if we hit them or they hit us but it was super jarring,” he said.
“Everyone shot forward in their seats, it was a little chaotic, we were shocked at what happened.”
The collision involved Endeavor Air flight 5155, set to depart for Roanoke, Virginia, and Endeavor Air flight 5047, which had just landed from Charlotte, North Carolina.
No passengers were hurt and a flight attendant, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, was rushed to hospital just as a precaution.
Photos and videos captured the chaos – flashing lights from fire trucks and police cars, crew and passengers herded onto the tarmac, and the crumpled wreckage of one jet’s nose.
All 85 passengers were forced to deplane and bused back to Terminal C.
Delta confirmed they were offered food, hotel rooms, and will be rebooked on new flights today.
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