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LATAM and Aerolíneas Argentinas Aircraft Collide on the Ground at Santiago Airport with No Injuries Reported

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Two commercial aircraft collided on the ground at Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport on Wednesday evening in an incident that left no injuries but forced the rescheduling of both affected flights. The collision occurred at around 8:00 p.m. local time, when a LATAM Airlines Airbus A321 struck a stationary Aerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737 that was holding on the apron awaiting clearance for take-off.

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The incident did not leave injured but altered the operation of Chile's main air terminal

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Two planes collided on the slab of Santiago International Airport, in the commune of Pudahuel, the night of this...

·Chile
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On Wednesday night, two commercial aircraft crashed into the maneuver slab of Santiago Airport, in the municipality of Pudahuel.According to what was collected, both aircraft - one from Latam and the other from Aerolíneas Argentinas- were about to begin their takeoff, one of them heading for Brazil, but the crash forced the passengers to evacuate to the air terminal and to reschedule the flights.According to the account of one of the passengers,…

·Chile
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Meanwhile, the LATAM aircraft was able to take off with a delay of approximately three hours and arrived in São Paulo at around 5 a.m. Collision entrance on the runway: one airline plane was hit by another from Latam in Chile was first published in #BorderPeriodismo.

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The Argentine flag aircraft was on the runway when it was hit from behind by the other plane. In an unusual crash, a LATAM aircraft took one of the wings of an Argentine Airlines flight on the runway of Santiago de Chile airport, causing cancellations and delays. A 737 Boeing of Argentine Airlines was crashed at Santiago de Chile airport. The crash occurred early Thursday morning at one of the tracks at Arturo Merino Benítez Airport (Nuevo Pudah…

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La Tercera broke the news in Chile on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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