10-6-2023 (TOKYO) Japan’s transport ministry has reported a possible collision between two passenger jets near a taxiway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Saturday.
Video footage captured by an NHK camera reveals the EVA Air and Thai Airways aircraft situated on the runway. The Thai Airways plane exhibits a visibly damaged wing, with what appears to be debris scattered near the runway.
国土交通省によりますと、10日午前11時ごろ、羽田空港の誘導路付近でエバー航空とタイ航空の機体どうしが接触した可能性があるということです
映像ではタイ航空の航空機の翼の一部がかけていて、近くの滑走路には破片のようなものが見えますhttps://t.co/kDcMjYDpv4#nhk_video pic.twitter.com/H4HU4ANBDQ
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) June 10, 2023
Officials from the Tokyo airport office have been dispatched to the scene to conduct an investigation. As a precautionary measure, the runway in the vicinity of the incident has been closed.
Both Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have announced delays in some of their domestic and international flights. They are currently gathering additional information to ascertain the full extent of the situation.
