Airplane collision in Japan.Photo:Kyodo News via AP
Kyodo News via AP
Two passenger planes collided on a runway in Japan on Tuesday.
Korean Air flight 766 “came into contact” with a Cathay Pacific aircraft stationed at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaidō, Japan, Korean Air said in astatement. No injuries were reported following the collision.
Airplane collision in Japan.Kyodo News via AP
The Korean Air plane was carrying 276 passengers and 13 crew members at the time of the incident, reportedABC News. All of the passengers of the Cathay Pacific plane had exited before the collision.
PEOPLE has reached out to airport officials for further comment.
According to NHK, snowy conditions on the tarmac caused the Korean Air plane to skid and collide with the second aircraft. Japan has experienced snow for a few days now as temperatures have reached freezing levels of 26 degrees, as shown inweather reports.
No fire or fuel leak was reported on the planes at the time of the incident, according to airport officials, per NHK.
Flights have since been canceled at New Chitose Airport with more disruption expected, according to ABC News.
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The incident comes two weeks after another plane collision in Japan that left five dead.
On Jan. 2, a Japan Airlines flight 516 collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane transporting Japan’s earthquake relief efforts, according toCNNandBBC. All 379 passengers and crew members onboard the jet were evacuated as it caught fire, reported multiple outlets.
Five out of six people who were on the Coast Guard plane died in the accident, according to NHK, perReuters.
source: people.com
