Air India and IndiGo Aircraft Brush Wings During Taxiing at Mumbai Airport

At Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, an Air India aircraft and an IndiGo jet touched wingtips while they were moving on the ground on the evening of 3 February 2026. 

The Air India plane was preparing to depart for Coimbatore and was taxiing as part of its departure routine when its right wingtip made contact with the right wingtip of an IndiGo aircraft that was taxiing after landing from Hyderabad. Both aircraft are Airbus A320 models. 

There were passengers and crew on board both flights at the time, but no one was injured. Airport personnel and airline teams ensured that all travellers were safely taken off both jets following the incident. 

The airlines have paused further use of the aircraft involved so that technical inspections can be completed. Air India said its flight was delayed and that the plane will undergo checks before it can return to service. IndiGo also confirmed its aircraft is being examined and that it reported the matter to the relevant authorities. 

India’s civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), sent representatives to the site and is looking into what happened to understand how the contact occurred and whether any safety procedures need reinforcement. 

Taxiing incidents like this can occur at busy airports where multiple aircraft move on shared ground paths. Even minor scrapes are taken seriously to ensure safety standards are upheld and future risks are reduced.