{
  "id": 2082138,
  "title": "Malaysian plane bound for Kuala Lumpur aborts takeoff at Narita airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/malaysian-plane-bound-for-kuala-lumpur-aborts-takeoff-at-narita",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260820/p2g/00m/0na/027000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe incident prompted the closure of Runway A, which was being inspected. There have been no reports of injuries so far.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysia Airlines plane at Japan airport aborts take-off after smoke scare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/malaysia-airlines-plane-at-japan-airport-aborts-take-off-after-smoke",
        "published": "2026-08-20T04:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysia Airlines flight aborts takeoff in Tokyo after smoke reported from aircraft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/malaysia-airlines-flight-aborts-takeoff-in-tokyo-after-smoke-reported",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:25:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Malaysia Airlines plane aborts take-off after black smoke seen at Narita Airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/malaysia-airlines-plane-aborts-take-off-after-black-smoke-seen-at",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:19:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}