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Two planes likely made contact, causing runway closure at Tokyo’s Haneda airport
Likely contact between two commercial airplanes caused the closure one of four runways at Tokyo’s Haneda airport about 11 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Saturday, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the transport ministry.
Footage broadcast by NHK showed the Eva Airways and Thai Airways jets on the runway, with no visible damage.
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