Ground Collision Between LATAM A321 and Aerolíneas 737 at Santiago Airport

Overview

• Two commercial jets that made contact Wednesday night at Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez Airport triggered hours of delays and cancellations, with no injuries reported.
• LATAM flight LA756 to São Paulo was taxiing when its wing touched the tail of Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR1267 to Buenos Aires during ground maneuvers.
• LATAM disembarked passengers and moved them to a replacement that departed at 12:29 a.m. local time Thursday as part of its safety protocol.
• Aerolíneas Argentinas said its Boeing 737 had light damage to the horizontal stabilizer and was withdrawn from service while the company initiated damage-claim procedures.
• Chile’s DGAC began an investigation into how the ground movement led to contact, a routine step after the airport’s operations were briefly disrupted and then restored.