India, Feb. 4 -- Two passenger aircraft operated by Air India and IndiGo were involved in a ground collision at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Tuesday evening while carrying passengers, triggering safety inspections and regulatory scrutiny.

The incident occurred, when Air India flight AI 2732, an Airbus A320 (registration VT-TYF) bound for Coimbatore, came into contact with an IndiGo Airbus A320 (registration VT-IFV) that had arrived from Hyderabad and was taxiing to the bay According to preliminary details, the Air India aircraft was taxiing from C1 toward M4 for departure, while the IndiGo aircraft was taxiing and joining B1. During these taxiway movements, the right wingtips of both aircraft touched. Bot...