Native media reported that nobody was injured.
Cathay Pacific confirms that an incident occurred as we speak, January 16, involving a Cathay Pacific plane parked at Sapporo New Chitose Airport. Our plane, which was parked on the time and had no passengers or crew on board, was struck by a passing Korean Air A330 plane,” Cathay Pacific stated in a press release.
Korean Air additionally confirmed that there have been no accidents on its aircraft, which had 289 individuals on board.
A Korean Air plane collided with a Cathay Pacific plane throughout a push-off process at Sapporo New Chitose Airport when a third-party groundhandling car skidded resulting from heavy snow. There have been no accidents and the airline is cooperating with all related authorities,” the airline stated.
A spokesman for the fireplace division stated no open flames or gasoline leaks have been detected, Kyodo Information reported.
No additional particulars have been instantly obtainable.
Nevertheless, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific stated that “flight CX583 from Sapporo to Hong Kong is not going to function as scheduled.”
The airport operator acquired a report concerning the contact of two passenger planes round 5:00 p.m. half-hour native (10:30 a.m. Lithuanian) time, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported.
A chilly entrance has hit Hokkaido in latest days, with heavy snow warnings issued in a number of cities.
In keeping with reviews, 46 flights have been canceled on Tuesday resulting from heavy snow.
The incident comes two weeks following a near-catastrophic collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, when a touchdown Japan Airways aircraft collided with a smaller coast guard aircraft.
All 379 individuals on board the passenger aircraft have been evacuated, however 5 of the six individuals on board the Coast Guard aircraft have been killed.
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