According to the Japanese transport ministry, two aircraft looked to have crashed on the ground close to a taxiway on Saturday,10 June, causing several flights to be delayed at Tokyo‘s Haneda airport.
The Incident
Isamu Yamane, a deputy administrator in the Transport Ministry, reported that a Thai Airways International flight bound for Bangkok accidentally collided with a parked Eva Airways plane bound for Taipei at Haneda airport.
According to the media, there were 264 people on the Thai Airways flight and 207 passengers and personnel on the EVA Air aircraft. There have been no reported injuries.
As per Yamane, Following the incident, the runway was briefly blocked but reopened approximately two hours later once it was cleared. While the reason for the crash continues to be looked into, several flights were delayed.
The Damages
The Japanese media displayed images of Thai Airways and Taiwan’s Eva Airways aircraft on the airport ground. As per CNN reports, there were what seemed to be shattered pieces of the Thai Airways plane’s wing visible close to the runway. In the shots, a representative was seen removing what appeared to be a piece of an airplane wing off the runway.
Thai Airways said that the rear of an Eva aircraft on a taxiway was struck by a winglet from a flight headed for Bangkok and was also on the taxiway getting ready to take off. The vertical protrusions on the tip of the wing, known as winglets, are used to lessen drag.
According to the airline, the impact broke the Thai plane’s winglet, making it impossible to fly.
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