Peter / All: Sorry. I got this confused with the replaced for Kai Tak in Hong Kong. I think (hope so) this is oriented that way. Am I right? Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- Peter Schneider <Peter.Schneider@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mike, > > What large waterway? Narita is in the middle of the > Japanese country side! > I suspect the aircraft where just too close to the > main runway to keep it > open. > > Peter Schneider > ATL > > > |---------+----------------------------> > | | "Michael A. | > | | Burris" | > | | <yyz_02140@yahoo.| > | | com> | > | | Sent by: The | > | | Airline List | > | | <AIRLINE@LISTSERV| > | | .CUNY.EDU> | > | | | > | | | > | | 06/16/2004 03:48 | > | | PM | > | | Please respond to| > | | The Airline List;| > | | Please respond to| > | | "Michael A. | > | | Burris" | > | | | > |---------+----------------------------> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | > > | > | To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > | > | cc: > > | > | Subject: Re: Plane Face-Off Shuts Narita > Runway > | > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > > > > > David / All: > > That is possible. Even though it is a new airport, > it > is still on a relatively thin strip of land in the > middle of a large waterway. Yet, I would think > ground > control/ ATC should know the size of all a/c in > movement on the field at any time and send them to > the > right places at the right time? > > Unfortunately, someone made a mistake. Luckily, > there > were no fatalities. > > Mike Burris > Cambridge, Mass > > > --- damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Just guessing here: > > Could it be because the clearance between the > runway > > and one (or both) of the planes on the taxiway > > didn't give enough clearance? > > > > David R > > > > > > > My question is why this would necessitate the > > shutting down of the runway if > > > the incursion took place on a taxiway? > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > Tokyo's Narita Airport had to close one of its > two > > runways for nearly an hour > > > on Wednesday after an incoming plane ended up > > facing an outgoing aircraft on > > > the taxiway, airport officials said. > > > > > > The two planes -- a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines > > passenger aircraft arriving from > > > Amsterdam and a South Korean Asiana Airlines > plane > > preparing to depart for > > > Incheon -- were taxiing towards each other, the > > officials said. They did not > > > collide. > > > > > > The runway at Japan's main international air hub > > just north of Tokyo was > > > closed for about an hour while workers removed > the > > planes, they said. > > > > > > "We still don't know why it happened. > > Investigations are under way," one of > > > the officials said. > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > *******************Internet Email Confidentiality > Footer******************* > The contents of this e-mail message (including any > attachments hereto) are > confidential to and are intended to be conveyed for > the use of the > recipient to whom it is addressed only. If you > receive this transmission in > error, please notify the sender of this immediately > and delete the message > from your system. Any distribution, reproduction or > use of this message by > someone other than recipient is not authorized and > may be unlawful. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail