A Japan Airlines plane arriving from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, briefly closing part of Tokyo's main hub.
Spokespeople from the airport and the carrier said the 201 passengers and crew had all been escorted off the Boeing 787 jet with no serious injuries.
【Domestic,Intl//10:45】Presently, the runway at Tokyo Narita Airport is closed due to trouble of our aircraft.
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The accident forced the airport to close one of its two runways for an hour from 7am, Narita spokesman Kazuhiko Morio said.
The runway was then closed again as the plane was moved out of a safety zone.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear but public broadcaster NHK said one of the plane's tyres may have slipped on a patch of snow on the runway.
The country's weather agency has forecast light snow in part of the Kanto region in eastern Japan, including the area around Narita.
Television footage showed some snow on the ground at the airport although runways and taxiways were clear.
Judging by the footage, the plane seemed to have sustained no damage in the accident.
