Two Delta regional jets collide on taxiway at LaGuardia Airport; 1 injured

Two Canadair jets operated by Endeavor Air a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines collided on a taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York Wednesday night The case took place at p m between two Canadair CRJ- regional jets One was an outbound flight and the other inbound according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey A Delta spokesperson substantiated to Fox News Digital that one flight attendant had suffered a minor injury and was treated by EMTs before being transported to a local hospital as a precaution No other passengers were injured SMALL PLANES COLLIDE IN MIDAIR AT REGIONAL ARIZONA AIRPORT LEAVING DEADDelta certified the event describing it as a low-speed collision involving Endeavor Air flight from LaGuardia to Roanoke Virginia and Endeavor Air flight arriving from Charlotte North Carolina Delta teams at our New York-LaGuardia hub are working to ensure our customers are taken care of after two Delta Connection aircraft operated by Endeavor Air were involved in a low-speed collision during taxi Delta spokesperson Morgan Durrant announced Delta will work with all relevant officers to review what occurred as safety of our customers and people comes before all else We apologize to our customers for the experience DELTA AIRLINES JAPAN AIRLINES PLANES COLLIDE ON THE GROUND IN SEATTLEThey have revealed that preliminary information indicates the departing aircraft s wing made contact with the fuselage of the arriving aircraft Passengers from both planes were deplaned on the taxiway and returned to Terminal C by bus Delta announced customers were provided with food and beverages as well as with hotel accommodations and rebookings for those whose tour was disrupted The Port Authority stated no impact on airport operations Delta explained it will work with the FAA NTSB and the Port Authority to review what occurred emphasizing that safety of our customers and people comes before all else This is a advancing story Check back for updates