Jet vehicle damages Air Deccan plane

An Air Deccan plane, parked in the bay at the Chennai airport, was badly damaged when a speeding car belonging to Jet Airways hit its rear in the early hours today.

Air Deccan sources told PTI that the plane has been badly damaged, and it would take another six months for them to get it repaired.

Air Deccan authorities were contemplating legal action against the erring driver of the vehicle, sources said.

The incident comes close on the heels of a speeding car hitting a woman employee of a private airlines recently at the Delhi airport.