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Two Delta planes collide on taxiway of New York's LaGuardia Airport

02 October 2025 23:43 (UTC +04:00)

A collision occurred Wednesday night between two Delta Air Lines planes at the intersection of Taxiways M and A at LaGuardia Airport in New York, APA reports citing CBS News.

In a statement, Delta Air Lines said a "low-speed collision" occurred between Endeavor Air Flight 5047, arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, and Endeavor Flight 5155, which was scheduled to depart for Roanoke, Virginia.

Endeavor is a Delta subsidiary. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement that the crash happened just before 10 p.m. Eastern Time.

FAA explains what happened

The Federal Aviation Administration later said Flight 5047 was taxiing to its gate when it struck Flight 5155. The FAA said air traffic control instructed Flight 5155 to hold and yield to the other plane.

"That's where I'm wondering whether or not there was some miscommunication," Todd Yeary, a former air traffic controller, told CBS News New York. "Did one crew or other take an instruction or misread an instruction that had been given that actually put them in too close a proximity to an aircraft?"

According to Delta, preliminary information indicates that the wing of Flight 5155 made contact with the fuselage of Flight 5047.

The airline said a flight attendant sustained a minor injury and was treated by EMTs at the scene. The injured person was taken to a hospital, the Port Authority said.

"There was no impact to airport operations," the Port Authority said of the incident.

Endeavor Flight 5155 was carrying 28 passengers and four crewmembers, Delta said. Endeavor Flight 5047 was carrying 57 passengers and 4 crewmembers.