Overview
- Two commercial jets made contact at Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez Airport, which occurred Wednesday night, and officials reported no injuries.
- Aerolíneas Argentinas said its Boeing 737 for flight AR1267 was stationary for takeoff when a LATAM A321 moving on the ground struck its tailplane, damaging the stabilizer and sidelining the jet.
- LATAM reported minor wing damage to the A321 operating flight LA756 to São Paulo and said passengers from both flights were disembarked and rebooked, with some moved to Sky Airline services.
- Chile’s aviation regulator DGAC opened an investigation and both carriers said they are cooperating, while Aerolíneas began formal damage-claim procedures.
- Airport operations slowed for several hours then resumed with reprogrammed departures, underscoring how missteps during taxi or towing at night can snarl traffic at a busy hub.