Two passenger planes smash into each other ripping off a jet’s wing at New York airport

Two passenger planes have collided at LaGuardia Airport in New York City with one of the jet’s wings ripped off.

The CRJ-900 regional jets, operated by Delta Airlines, were taxiing when they clipped into each other yesterday evening.

Some 85 passengers were on board across both planes, and only one person, a flight attendant, was injured and taken to hospital.

One person described his plane as ‘absolutely smashed’ after landing in New York from Charlotte, North Carolina.

He told CBS news: ‘We were taxiing to our runway and we got absolutely smashed by another Delta flight… I don’t know if we hit them or they hit us but it was super jarring.

‘Everyone shot forward in their seats, it was a little chaotic, we were shocked at what happened.’

The second plane was departing for Roanoke, Virginia, at the time of the crash.

Delta said: ‘Delta will work with all relevant authorities to review what occurred as the safety of our customers and people comes before all else.

‘We apologize to our customers for the experience.’

LaGuardia Airport said: ‘One person suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital as a precautionary measure.

‘Passengers were deplaned on the taxiway and transferred via buses back to Terminal C.

‘Passengers on the departing planes will be rebooked to another flight.’