Two planes collided on the ground at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The collision occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m. local time on a taxiway near the airport's runway 16R. The two planes involved were a Thai Airways Airbus A330 (reg. HS-TEO), operating flight No. TG683 to Bangkok and an Eva Airways Airbus A330-300 (reg. B-16340), operating flight No. BR189 to Taipei. The collision occurred when the Thai Airways plane clipped the wings of the Eva Airways plane. The collision caused minor damage to both planes, but there were no injuries reported.
The collision caused the closure of runway 16R for approximately two hours. During this time, flights were diverted to other airports in the Tokyo area. The cause of the collision is under investigation by the Japanese Transport Safety Board. Two planes collided on the ground at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The collision occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m. local time on a taxiway near the airport's runway 16R.
The collision caused the closure of runway 16R for approximately two hours. During this time, flights were diverted to other airports in the Tokyo area. The collision caused significant delays for passengers at Haneda Airport. Some passengers were able to rebook their flights on other airlines, while others were forced to wait for several hours for their flights to be rescheduled. Thai Airways offered to provide hotel accommodations and meals to passengers who were delayed. Eva Airways did not offer any assistance to passengers.
The Japanese Transport Safety Board is investigating the cause of the collision. The board has interviewed the pilots of both planes, as well as air traffic controllers who were working at the time of the collision. The board is also examining the cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders from both planes. The board is expected to release a preliminary report on the cause of the collision in the coming weeks.