India, Feb. 4 -- An Air India flight and an IndiGo flight were involved in a minor ground collision on Tuesday evening at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

The incident occurred as Air India flight AI 2732 (Mumbai-Coimbatore) was pushing back for departure, just as IndiGo flight 6E 791 (Hyderabad-Mumbai) was taxiing after landing.

An Air India spokesperson said, "Flight AI2732, operating from Mumbai to Coimbatore, was delayed after the aircraft scheduled to operate the service came into contact with another airline's aircraft while waiting on the taxiway prior to take-off. The wingtips of the two aircraft made contact, resulting in damage to our aircraft's wingtip."

The spokesperson said that as a precautionary measur...