Runway Closed at Tokyo Airport after 2 Planes Collide on Ground

An aerial view shows Thai Airways and Eva Air airplanes on a taxiway after making contact at Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, June 10, 2023, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
An aerial view shows Thai Airways and Eva Air airplanes on a taxiway after making contact at Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, June 10, 2023, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
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Runway Closed at Tokyo Airport after 2 Planes Collide on Ground

An aerial view shows Thai Airways and Eva Air airplanes on a taxiway after making contact at Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, June 10, 2023, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
An aerial view shows Thai Airways and Eva Air airplanes on a taxiway after making contact at Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, June 10, 2023, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS

Two passenger planes bumped into each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport Saturday but no injuries were reported, Japanese media reports said.

A Thai Airways International jet headed to Bangkok accidentally hit an Eva Airways plane headed to Taipei at Haneda airport and the runway was subsequently closed and some flights were delayed, the reports said.

Footage broadcast by TBS TV News showed two commercial jets stopped on the same runway.

Part of the wing of the Thai Airways plane looked to be broken, and what appeared to be fragments could be seen near the runway.

The cause of the accident was not clear.



Starmer Praises Trump’s Role in Securing ‘Landmark’ Ceasefire in Gaza

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AFP)  
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AFP)  
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Starmer Praises Trump’s Role in Securing ‘Landmark’ Ceasefire in Gaza

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AFP)  
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AFP)  

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday praised the role of US President Donald Trump for securing a “landmark” ceasefire in Gaza, during a call between the two leaders.

“They discussed the importance of working together for security in the Middle East,” Downing Street said in a statement.

It noted that the Prime Minister paid tribute to Trump’s role in securing the landmark ceasefire and hostages deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

The US President meanwhile welcomed the release of the recently freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari.

The 28-year-old was one of three hostages released last week after being held for 15 months.

Starmer and Trump also “agreed to meet soon,” Downing Street said, stressing “the importance of the close and warm ties” between the two countries.

Trump, a longtime fan of Britain’s monarchy, also “expressed his well wishes for the British Royal Family,” the White House said.

Asked on board Air Force One about his relationship with Keir, Trump said Starmer has done a “very good job thus far” and that the pair have a “very good relationship.”

Britain’s new Labor government, elected in July, has spent months trying to build bridges with Trump’s team.

It has refrained from criticizing decisions taken by the Republican billionaire since his return to the White House last Monday.