Two passenger aircraft collided on a taxiway at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) on the evening of September 24, 2025, according to information from Russian media outlets.
A Rossiya Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B, registered as RA-89112, was getting ready for a flight to Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg when it collided with a Hainan Airlines Airbus A330, registered as B-1098, around 20:30 local time.
While maneuvering, the Airbus A330 hit the rudder wing of the Sukhoi Superjet, causing damage to its tail, the Russian airline confirmed in a statement, seen by Russian media outlet LiveJournal. Reportedly, passengers who witnessed the incident said that the rudder “was torn off on the taxiway.”
At the time of the incident, there were 84 passengers and five crew members on the Sukhoi Superjet and 264 passengers on the Airbus A330. The Federal Air Transport Agency, which oversees Russian civil aviation, reported that no injuries occurred due to the collision.
The flight to St. Petersburg was delayed by nearly three hours. However, passengers on this flight were safely taken off and moved to another aircraft to continue their journey. A representative from Rossiya Airlines confirmed that all passengers reached their destination.
Meanwhile, the Airbus A330 was grounded and sent for a technical inspection following the collision. Taxiway traffic at Sheremetyevo Airport was temporarily limited, but as of September 25, 2025, the airport returned to normal operations.
