Two All Nippon Airways Planes Collide at Osaka's Itami Airport
No injuries reported in the latest incident in a series of aviation mishaps in Japan this year.
- Two All Nippon Airways planes 'scratched' each other at Osaka's Itami airport, with no reported injuries.
- The incident occurred shortly after 10:00 am local time at the airport's domestic terminal.
- This is the latest in a series of aviation incidents involving Japanese aircraft and airports since the start of the year.
- The most serious incident was a near-catastrophic collision at Haneda airport between a Japan Airlines aircraft and a smaller coast guard plane on January 2, resulting in five deaths.
- Other incidents in January included a Korean Air plane striking an empty Cathay Pacific airliner at an airport in Hokkaido, and a US-bound ANA plane returning to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a cabin attendant.