Tokyo: Two aircraft appeared to have collided on the ground close to a taxiway on Saturday, according to public broadcaster NHK and the Japanese transport ministry, causing some flights to be delayed at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
Despite the fact that no one was hurt, the incident forced one of the airport's four runways to be closed starting around 11 a.m. (0200 GMT), according to NHK and one of the airlines.
The broadcaster featured footage of jets from Thai Airways (THAI.BK) and Taiwan's Eva Airways (2618.TW) on the ground. The Thai Airways plane's wing appeared to be broken in some places, and pieces could be seen close to the runway.
Thai Airways reported that the rear of an Eva aircraft that was also on a taxiway was struck by a winglet from a flight that was headed for Bangkok and was on the taxiway getting ready to take off.
The winglet of the Thai aeroplane was damaged in the collision, making it unable to carry out the flight, according to the airline. There were 14 crew members and 250 passengers on board the Airbus (AIR.PA) A330.
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