There was this Tuesday a collision between two passenger planes at the airport New Chitose in the prefecture of HokkaidoIn JapanThe did not cause any injuries However, there was material damage to both vehicles.
State broadcaster NHK said the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. local time while a Korean Air plane was carrying more than 280 passengers and crew pushed by a rolling vehicle before we fly to Saúl (South Korea).
NHK images show the tip of the left wing of the Korean Air plane was located Broken and that the tail of the other aircraft, a Cathay Pacific aircraft, was damaged.
The airport authorities have explained this There was no fire or fuel leak. and those in charge of the Korean ship explained that the tow vehicle skidded due to the snowy runway.
this is that second Airplane accident in Japan so far this yearbecause on January 2nd two more ships collided at the airport Haneda from Tokyocausing five dead.
After this accident, the Japanese Ministry of Transport announced Emergency safety measures to strengthen air traffic control.
The new measures include air traffic controllers initially giving pilots permission to take off without telling them their race number, as it is believed the Coast Guard plane mistakenly flew onto the runway after its pilot misinterpreted the phrase “number 1”. “ as a start permit.