Malaysia Airlines flight bound for KL aborts takeoff at Japan’s Narita airport
Black smoke was reportedly seen coming from the airplane when it was moving onto one of the airport's runways at around 10.40am local time. — Picture by Miera…
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Black smoke was reportedly seen coming from the airplane when it was moving onto one of the airport's runways at around 10.40am local time. — Picture by Miera Zulyana First Published: Thursday, 20 Aug 2026 12:37 PM MYT CHIBA, Aug 20 — A Malaysian Airlines plane bound for Kuala Lumpur aborted takeoff Thursday morning at Narita airport near Tokyo due to a problem with the aircraft, Kyodo News reported the transport ministry said. The plane was carrying a total of 160 crew members and passengers, and there have been no reports of injuries so far, the report said. Separately, Xinhua, citing public broadcaster NHK reported Narita Airport said the incident prompted the closure of Runway A, which is currently being inspected.
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Black smoke was reportedly seen coming from the airplane when it was moving onto one of the airport's runways at around 10.40am local time. — Picture by Miera Zulyana First Published: Thursday, 20 Aug 2026 12:37 PM MYT CHIBA, Aug 20 — A Malaysian Airlines plane bound for Kuala Lumpur aborted takeoff Thursday morning at Narita airport near Tokyo due to a problem with the aircraft, Kyodo News reported the transport ministry said.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe plane was carrying a total of 160 crew members and passengers, and there have been no reports of injuries so far, the report said.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesSeparately, Xinhua, citing public broadcaster NHK reported Narita Airport said the incident prompted the closure of Runway A, which is currently being inspected.
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