Mumbai Airport Scare: Air India, IndiGo Planes Collide on Runway; Passengers Safe

• Two planes, Air India Flight AI 2732 and IndiGo Flight 6E 791, collided on the runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai.
• The Air India aircraft was preparing for takeoff to Coimbatore, while the IndiGo plane was taxiing after landing from Hyderabad.
• The right wingtips of both Airbus A320 aircraft scraped against each other, causing a jolt but no injuries to passengers.
• Both aircraft were full of passengers at the time of the incident and have since been grounded for inspection and repairs.
• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the ground clearance lapse.

Why It Matters: A major accident was averted at Mumbai Airport as two planes collided on the runway, with all passengers safe.