ANA flight makes evasive manoeuvre before landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport
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ANA Flight 968’s collision avoidance system was activated as the plane neared Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
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TOKYO – An All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight from Shanghai made an evasive manoeuvre while approaching Haneda Airport around 6am on Aug 4, the company said.
ANA Flight 968’s collision avoidance system was activated as the plane neared the airport in Tokyo. The pilot followed the system’s instruction and climbed to avoid another aircraft.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said its inspection plane, which had taken off from Runway D, was flying nearby and that the details were being investigated. KYODO NEWS