Pics: SpiceJet Plane Hits Pole Before Take-Off At Delhi Airport

The plane was headed to Jammu before its right wing hit the pole, damaging the aileron.

Pics: SpiceJet Plane Hits Pole Before Take-Off At Delhi Airport

The right wing of the plane hit a pole.

New Delhi:

A SpiceJet aircraft ran into a pole at the Delhi airport on Monday, damaging both the plane and the pole.

The collision took place when the Boeing 737-800 aircraft was moving from the passenger terminal to the runway this morning, sources said.

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The flight was headed to Jammu before its right wing hit the pole, damaging the aileron - a hinged part on the trailing end of the wing that helps steer the plane.

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The aircraft had to return to the bay and the passengers were boarded on another plane, news agency ANI reported.

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