Two passenger jets, an Air India and an IndiGo aircraft, had their wings clipped while taxiing at Mumbai’s international airport on Tuesday evening, people familiar with the matter said.
In separate statements, the two airlines confirmed that their aircraft had made contact.Officials from India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation are also at the scene. The airline has grounded two aircraft for technical checks.
The incident took place at around 7:30 pm when the Air India flight (AI 2732) was taxiing to Coimbatore and the IndiGo flight (6E 791) was taxiing after landing from Hyderabad.
In separate statements, the two airlines confirmed that their aircraft had made contact.
An Air India spokesperson said the aircraft came into contact with another airline’s aircraft while waiting on the taxiway before heading to Coimbatore as flight AI2732. “The wing tips of the two aircraft contacted, resulting in damage to the wing tip of our aircraft. As a precautionary measure, the aircraft has been grounded for further technical checks,” the spokesperson said.
The state said all passengers were safely disembarked, and the airline’s ground teams were making alternative arrangements to fly to their destinations as soon as possible.
IndiGo, India’s largest low-cost carrier, confirmed that the contact happened while its plane was taxiing to the parking gate after landing.
“We confirm that the wingtip of Flight 6E 791, an operator of ours from Hyderabad to Mumbai on 3 February 2026, came into contact with an aircraft of another airline after landing, while taxiing. All passengers were safely disembarked and after parking. The aircraft is undergoing maintenance inspection,” the airline said.
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In line with established protocol, the relevant authorities were immediately notified and the matter is being investigated. At IndiGo, the safety and security of our customers, crew and aircraft is our highest priority, the spokesperson added.
“While AI2732 was taxiing for departure from C1 towards M4 and joining IndiGo’s arrival flight B1, the right tips of both the aircraft touched each other,” the civil aviation regulator said.
