Air Serbia A320 Collides With easyJet Aircraft

An Air Serbia Airbus A320 has been damaged after colliding with an easyJet aircraft at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG).

The Airbus A320-232, registered as YU-APS, was then withdrawn from service after inspections found damage to the right wingtip following a ground collision on the evening of 2 October 2026.

Air Serbia A320 struck while in Paris

According to Air Serbia, their aircraft YU-APS was stationary on the airport manoeuvring area awaiting further air traffic control instructions when it made contact with an easyJet aircraft.

The Serbian carrier confirmed that the easyJet plane’s sharklet struck its right wingtip as it moved through the apron.

Air Serbia later confirmed that initial inspections showed the damage was confined to the wingtip area of the Airbus A320, and no passengers or crew were reported injured; everyone involved in the minor ground-related collision was safe.

Air Serbia, alongside authorities investigating the incident, has not yet publicly disclosed information about the easyJet aircraft in Paris that clipped the Serbian carrier’s A320. The next step is to investigate the circumstances surrounding the aircraft movements and apron clearances.

A320 was briefly removed from service

Following the ground collision, Air Serbia removed YU-APS from service to conduct a thorough inspection of the aircraft and determine whether the damage was truly limited to the wingtip area.

Those inspections were also part of efforts to develop the necessary repair plan for the A320 before it would be cleared to return to scheduled passenger operations with the airline sooner rather than later.

Airbus A320 on runway at regional airport preparing for takeoff with surrounding green fields and trees

The Airbus A320’s time on the ground was limited; however, the aircraft operated Paris (CDG) to Belgrade (BEG) on 3 October 2026 with a 1400 departure, followed by a 1015 departure as JU480 on 4 October 2026 from Belgrade to Larnaca (LCA), after which normal operations would resume.

Air Serbia has also indicated that it’s working closely not only with Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport authorities but also with those that have launched their own investigations into the ground incident to determine where the communication lapse originated.