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Delta and Air Canada planes involved in LAX runway collision
New York Post • • business
Key Points:
- Two planes collided on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Tuesday morning, involving Delta Air Lines Flight 7 and Air Canada Flight 875.
- The Delta flight was taxiing for departure when its left wingtip clipped the horizontal stabilizer of the Air Canada flight, which was being towed and had stopped short of its gate.
- A passenger on a separate flight described the incident, emphasizing that the Delta plane hit a parked aircraft, suggesting a loss of spatial awareness by the Delta pilot.
- LAX is experiencing gate hold and taxi delays of up to 15 minutes, with some airborne delays, though it is unclear if these are directly related to the collision.
- As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, 26 flights departing from LAX were delayed and 2 were cancelled, according to FlightAware.
