Japan's transport ministry says two passenger planes appear to have collided near a taxiway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday. There have been no reports of injuries.
The accident reportedly occurred around 11 a.m. involving an EVA Air aircraft carrying 207 passengers and crew and a Thai Airways plane with 264 people on board.
Footage from an NHK camera shows the two jets on the taxiway.
Part of the wing of the Thai Airways plane looks to be damaged, and what appears to be fragments can be seen near a runway.
Airport authorities say some runways were closed for investigation, but reopened shortly after 1 p.m.
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways say some of their domestic and international flights were delayed for up to one hour as of 1 p.m.
The accident reportedly occurred around 11 a.m. involving an EVA Air aircraft carrying 207 passengers and crew and a Thai Airways plane with 264 people on board.
Footage from an NHK camera shows the two jets on the taxiway.
Part of the wing of the Thai Airways plane looks to be damaged, and what appears to be fragments can be seen near a runway.
Airport authorities say some runways were closed for investigation, but reopened shortly after 1 p.m.
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways say some of their domestic and international flights were delayed for up to one hour as of 1 p.m.
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Two passenger planes, EVA Air and Thai Airways, reportedly collided near a taxiway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday. No injuries have been reported. The incident occurred around 11 a.m., causing some runways to close temporarily for investigation but reopening shortly after 1 p.m. A part of
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Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230610_13/
Date: June 10, 2023
Created: 2023/06/10 16:43
Updated: 2025/12/09 03:06
Last Read: 2023/06/10 16:49