Korean Air Lines jet collides with Cathay Pacific aircraft at Japan’s Sapporo airport, no injuries reported
- Korean Air Lines spokeswoman says flight KE766 was being pushed backwards from parking position when it ‘came into contact’ with Cathay aircraft
- Cathay says flight CX583 from Sapporo to Hong Kong will not operate as scheduled as a result of incident
Cathay said its flight CX583 from Sapporo to Hong Kong would not operate as scheduled as a result of the incident but most customers would be moved onto another service on Tuesday and the rest on Wednesday.
According to a Korean Air spokeswoman, flight KE766 was being pushed backwards from its parking position by a towing vehicle while preparing for take-off to Seoul when it came into contact with a Cathay aircraft around 5.35pm local time.
Calling it a “clipping incident”, she said the Korean Air aircraft “came into contact” with the Cathay plane “when the third-party ground-handler vehicle slipped due to heavy snow” at New Chitose Airport on the northern island of Hokkaido.
“There were no injuries and the airline is cooperating with all relevant authorities,” she added.
