A major accident was averted at the airport, two planes collided, 289 passengers were on board

Tokyo (Uttam Hindu News): Two planes collided with each other while landing at New Chitose Airport on Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island. A major accident was avoided here. The Cathay Pacific Airways plane was parked at the airport at the time of the accident. Meanwhile, the Korean Airlines plane landing there collided with it. There were 289 passengers on board the Korean Airlines plane. However, no casualties or injuries have been reported in the accident. It is noteworthy that this is the second plane accident in Japan within two weeks.

Cathay Pacific has confirmed the accident. The statement said one of its planes collided with a Korean Airlines plane. According to this, there were neither any passengers nor crew members on board the Cathay Pacific plane. Meanwhile, the Korean Air A330 which was landing there collided with it. According to Japanese media, when the Korean Airlines plane collided with the Cathay Pacific plane, there were 289 passengers on board. Korean Airlines has also confirmed that no one was injured during the accident. The cause of the incident is said to be the third party ground handler slipping due to snow.

It is worth noting that about two weeks ago, there was a massive collision between two planes at Haneda Airport in Japan. At that time, a Japan Airlines plane collided with a coast guard plane. During this time a massive fire broke out in the plane. However, all the passengers of the plane were saved. This effort of Japan was praised all over the world. The video of people being taken off the plane surrounded by flames also went viral on social media.