At the Kolkata airport, an IndiGo aircraft grazed the wings of an Air India Express plane on Wednesday. This resulted in both aircraft sustaining damage to their wings, according to officials. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has de-rostered the IndiGo pilots involved in the accident and has launched a probe.
The accident took place on the taxiway near the runway of the airport around 11 am, as per sources at the airport. The Air India Express aircraft was scheduled to fly to Chennai from Kolkata, while the IndiGo aircraft was supposed to travel to Darbhanga.
