Tokyo, June 10: Two passenger jets appeared to have collided near a taxiway in Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday, according to Japan's Transport Ministry.
At around 11 a.m., a Thai Airways flight departing for Bangkok and an aircraft with EVA Air came into contact on Runway A of Haneda Airport, Xinhua news agency quoted local media outlets as saying. Currently, the two planes are parked on the runway, footage from Tokyo Broadcasting System Television showed. US Plane Crash: Unresponsive Small Plane Flying Over Washington Causes Military Jet To Scramble, Later Crashes in Virginia.
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Thai Airways A330-300 plane (HS-TEO) and Eva Air A330-300 (B-16340) received damges to their wings when the Thai aircraft (TG683) moved making contact with a standing Eva Air flight BR189 for line-up on runway 16R at Haneda Airport(RJTT), Japan. pic.twitter.com/8LNwkBenPF
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According to national broadcaster NHK, part of the wing of the Thai Airways plane looks to be broken, and what appears to be fragments can be seen near the runway. US Plane Crash: Small Airplane Crashes at South Florida Airport in Lantana, Two Killed.
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Thai Airways and EVA Air A330s collide on the ground at Tokyo Haneda Airport. The right winglet of the Thai Airways aircraft was damaged during the incident. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/TpcYcfCT5p
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The airport has shut down the runway near the site of the accident, with no injuries reported so far. Some domestic and international flights have been delayed at the airport.
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