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Two passenger planes bump at Hokkaido airport NHK

Officials at New Chitose Airport in Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido say a Korean Air plane clipped a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft while taxiing to a runway on Tuesday. Nobody was injured.

The officials say the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. when the Korean Air plane with more than 280 passengers and crew members on board was being pushed by a taxiing vehicle ahead of its flight to Seoul.

The plane then hit the Cathay Pacific aircraft, which was parked after all its passengers from Hong Kong had disembarked.

NHK video footage shows that the tip of Korean Air plane's left wing was broken and the rear part of the Cathay Pacific aircraft was damaged.

Airport officials say there was no fire or fuel leak.

Korean Air officials say the towing vehicle skidded on the snowy tarmac, causing the incident.
Summary
At New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, a Korean Air plane clipped a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft during taxiing to a runway on Tuesday. The incident happened at around 5:30 p.m., involving a Korean Air plane with over 280 passengers and crew members, which was being pushed by a taxiing vehicle. The
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ID: ca9f03ed-a558-4b8b-a22b-f96899a80b58

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240116_42/

Date: Jan. 16, 2024

Created: 2024/01/17 06:30

Updated: 2025/12/08 18:51

Last Read: 2024/01/17 08:50