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Hong Kong authorities investigate near miss at HKIA
AUTHORITIES are investigating an incident at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) after a departing passenger plane was forced to urgently stop on the runway to avoid colliding with a cargo aircraft, a Civil Aviation Department spokesman said.
The two planes were 1km apart when the incident happened last Friday morning, when Hong Kong Airlines flight HX236 was about to take off for Shanghai, the spokesman said.
Hong Kong's SCMP reported that pilots had to slam on the brakes when they noticed the Air Cargo Global B744, flight number CW831, was also crossing the runway horizontally.
"The A333 airliner later flew to the destination according to the schedule," the spokesman added. "No one injured in the incident and airport operation was not affected.
"The Civil Aviation Department is investigating the incident."
The two planes were 1km apart when the incident happened last Friday morning, when Hong Kong Airlines flight HX236 was about to take off for Shanghai, the spokesman said.
Hong Kong's SCMP reported that pilots had to slam on the brakes when they noticed the Air Cargo Global B744, flight number CW831, was also crossing the runway horizontally.
"The A333 airliner later flew to the destination according to the schedule," the spokesman added. "No one injured in the incident and airport operation was not affected.
"The Civil Aviation Department is investigating the incident."
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