India, April 16 -- A SpiceJet aircraft collided with a stationary Akasa Air plane at Delhi airport around 2:15 pm on Thursday, causing damage to both aircraft. No injuries were reported.

The incident occurred when a SpiceJet Boeing 737-700, arriving from Leh, was taxiing towards its parking bay at Terminal 1 and struck the horizontal tail of an Akasa aircraft, which was positioned on the apron after pushback for a Hyderabad-bound flight.

DGCA de-rosters pilots, ATC officer

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the right winglet of the SpiceJet aircraft and the horizontal stabiliser of the Akasa plane were damaged in the collision. Both aircraft have since been grounded.

In response, the regulator has de-rostered the SpiceJet ...