TOKYO: Two passenger jets appeared to have collided near a taxiway in Tokyo’s Haneda Airport today, according to Japan’s transport ministry.
Around 11am local time, a Thai Airways flight departing for Bangkok and an aircraft with Eva Air came into contact on Runway A of Haneda Airport, Xinhua cited local media outlets.
Currently, the two planes are parked on the runway, footage from Tokyo Broadcasting System Television showed.
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.
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Some domestic and international flights have been delayed.
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