Malaysian plane bound for Kuala Lumpur aborts takeoff at Narita airport
CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Malaysia Airlines plane bound for Kuala Lumpur aborted takeoff Thursday morning at Narita airport near Tokyo due to a proble
A Malaysia Airlines plane bound for Kuala Lumpur aborted takeoff at Narita airport near Tokyo on Thursday morning. According to the transport ministry, as reported by Kyodo News, the incident occurred due to a problem with the aircraft.
The plane was carrying 160 crew members and passengers. Footage from NHK showed the aircraft parked on the runway at around 11am, with several fire engines and ambulances around it as personnel worked to deal with the incident. Black smoke was reportedly seen coming from the airplane when it was moving onto one of the airport's runways at around 10:40am local time, as per a report cited by Malay Mail.
The incident prompted the closure of Runway A, which was being inspected. There have been no reports of injuries so far.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Mainichi, Malay Mail, Bernama — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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