Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

Japan: fire forces plane evacuation

post-247607-0-58531000-1464392188_thumb.

Hundreds of passengers have been forced to evacuate a plane at Japan’s Haneda Airport in Tokyo after its engine caught fire during take off.

The Korean Air Lines flight was due to fly to Seoul when it caught fire.

No injuries were reported among the 300 passengers and 17 crew on board, but the incident caused significant disruption, temporarily closing down Japan’s busiest aviation hub.

Haneda Airport, located on Tokyo Bay, handles around 550 flights a day.

Images of the stranded Boeing 777 showed the aircraft covered in foam after firefighters blanketed the plane’s left engine.

euronews2.png
-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-05-28

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



×
×
  • Create New...