TOKYO: Two planes collided at an airport on Japan’s snowy northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, in response to the airways concerned, simply weeks after a lethal runway blaze in Tokyo.
No one was injured within the collision Tuesday, which concerned planes belonging to Korean Air and Cathay Pacific. It occurred round 5.30 pm native time at New Chitose Airport, in response to NHK. Footage on NHK of the airport – which had warned earlier within the day of delays and cancellations due to heavy snow – confirmed a thick coating on the bottom. Cathay Pacific stated its plane had been “struck by a Korean Air A330, which was taxiing previous,” including in a press release that its jet was parked and empty of consumers and crew on the time. Korean Air confirmed that its jet “got here into contact” with the Cathay plane throughout pushback.
“There have been no accidents, and the airline is cooperating with all related authorities,” Korean Air stated in a press release. The Korean Air aircraft was sure for Seoul with 289 passengers and crew aboard, in response to information company Kyodo. The company reported that the A330, an Airbus, had sustained harm to the left wing, whereas Cathay’s Boeing 777-300 was broken close to its proper tail. NHK reported {that a} automobile towing the Korean Air aircraft had skidded on the snowy tarmac, inflicting the collision – the second influence between planes to happen at a Japanese airport this month.
On January 2, a Japan Airways aircraft erupted in flames after colliding with a coast guard plane because it was touchdown in Tokyo. 5 crew members on the coast guard jet have been killed; all 367 passengers and 12 crew aboard the Japan Airways aircraft safely evacuated. nyt
No one was injured within the collision Tuesday, which concerned planes belonging to Korean Air and Cathay Pacific. It occurred round 5.30 pm native time at New Chitose Airport, in response to NHK. Footage on NHK of the airport – which had warned earlier within the day of delays and cancellations due to heavy snow – confirmed a thick coating on the bottom. Cathay Pacific stated its plane had been “struck by a Korean Air A330, which was taxiing previous,” including in a press release that its jet was parked and empty of consumers and crew on the time. Korean Air confirmed that its jet “got here into contact” with the Cathay plane throughout pushback.
“There have been no accidents, and the airline is cooperating with all related authorities,” Korean Air stated in a press release. The Korean Air aircraft was sure for Seoul with 289 passengers and crew aboard, in response to information company Kyodo. The company reported that the A330, an Airbus, had sustained harm to the left wing, whereas Cathay’s Boeing 777-300 was broken close to its proper tail. NHK reported {that a} automobile towing the Korean Air aircraft had skidded on the snowy tarmac, inflicting the collision – the second influence between planes to happen at a Japanese airport this month.
On January 2, a Japan Airways aircraft erupted in flames after colliding with a coast guard plane because it was touchdown in Tokyo. 5 crew members on the coast guard jet have been killed; all 367 passengers and 12 crew aboard the Japan Airways aircraft safely evacuated. nyt
