Two planes have made contact at an airport in Japan.
A Korean Air Lines plane – carrying 289 passengers and crew members – clipped a Cathay Pacific Airways aircraft at New Chitose Airport on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, a Korean Air official said.
The Korean Air Airbus A330-300 (reg. HL7702) and the Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 sustained damage during the ground collision at Sapporo New Chitose Airport, Japan.
The Korean flight #KE766 was pushing back from its stand when the left wingtip struck the tail of the stationary Boeing 777 causing damage to both aircraft.
The contact happened around 5.30pm local time, while the Korean Air plane was preparing for take-off, the airline official said.
Cathay says flight #CX583 from Sapporo to Hong Kong will not operate as scheduled as a result of incident.
No injuries were reported, Japanese broadcaster NTV said, while no fire or fuel leaks were detected, according to a spokesperson for the local fire department.
