Audio reveals moment two Delta planes collided on Atlanta runway: ‘We just hit something… could you tell us what that was?’

Audio captured the confusion inside the cockpit of a Delta flight after the airplane struck another jet on the runway at America’s busiest airport. 

The shocking incident took place at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia just after 10 am on Tuesday, when a Tokyo-bound flight clipped the back of a jet headed to Louisiana as it was taxiing for takeoff. 

‘We just hit something on the taxiway, could you tell us what it was?’ one of the pilots asked in the audio. 

Air traffic control responded: ‘The whole tail of that CRJ is off.’ 

Staggering images from the runway showed the back end of the Louisiana-bound flight bent at a 90-degree angle.

In the newly released audio, the pilot of the Tokyo-bound flight and air traffic control were heard going back-and-forth over the shocking scenes. 

‘Yeah, we got this CRJ 900 with its tail off, off of foxtrot 2,’ air traffic control said. 

The footage alongside the audio ended with passengers being ferried back to the terminal while stunned airline staff look on. 

Although there were a reported 277 passengers on board, no injuries were reported as a result of the calamity. 

Tampa meteorologist for WTFS TV Jason Adams said he was aboard the regional plane at the moment of impact. 

‘Well that was terrifying,’ he posted on X. ‘Taxiing out for the flight from Atlanta to Louisiana and another plane appears to have clipped the back of our plane.

‘Very jarring, metal scraping sounds then loud bangs. We’re fine. No fire or smoke. Awaiting instructions.’

The incident took place on Tuesday morning and saw one of the planes ‘clip’ the other while taxiing for take off

No injuries among the collective 277 passengers have been reported 

Delta said that the Airbus rammed into the Lafayette-bound plane as it was sat on an adjacent runway, ‘resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350’.

‘Following an incident at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport earlier today, Delta worked with each customer from flights DL295 to Tokyo-Haneda and DL5526 to Lafayette, Louisiana, to provide accommodation on alternate aircraft scheduled to depart Tuesday afternoon. We apologize to our customers for the experience,’ a statement read.

‘No customer or crew member injuries have been reported, and operations are continuing as normal at the Atlanta airport.

‘Meanwhile Delta is cooperating with the NTSB and other authorities while Delta TechOps teams prepare to safely move both aircraft to maintenance hangars.’

Shortly after the collision, Atlanta Airport confirmed there will be ‘minimal impact’ to its operations.

‘At approximately 10:07 this morning two aircraft made contact at the intersection of taxiways E and H on the north airfield,’ a statement read.

‘At this time, no injuries are reported. Passengers from one of the aircraft are being bussed from the incident to the concourses.

‘The second aircraft taxied under its own power to a concourse where passengers will deplane at their gate. There is minimal impact to airport operations.’

A passenger aboard one plane which was bound for Lafayette, Louisiana described the situation as ‘terrifying’ and took this photo shortly after being evacuated

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the US’ busiest airport and is Delta’s hub

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the US’s busiest airport and is Delta’s hub.

The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed it is investigating the incident.

DailyMail.com has contacted the FAA for comment. 

It comes after a Delta Airlines flight to Rome was forced to turn around over the Atlantic Ocean and return to Boston following a lightning strike last month.

That followed a concerning safety incident back in March when a Boeing-made Delta Airlines flight out of Aruba and bound for Atlanta was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing after an engine blow out on take-off.