Approximately 130 flights were cancelled today by Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) as the fallout from Tuesday’s accident at Haneda Airport continues to impact operations. The cancellation was necessitated after a collision between a JAL passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard plane at the airport.
Reports indicate that one of Haneda Airport’s four runways remains out of service as investigations into the plane crash continue, along with other factors, stated the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism yesterday (January 3).
“After investigation, we found that it was necessary to repair the damage to the runway, and we cannot guarantee when the said runway will be reopened.”
Both JAL and ANA decided to cancel flights due to congestion at Haneda Airport and the inability to schedule flights due…
