JAL plane makes emergency stop after veering off runway center

Japan Airlines plane makes emergency stop after hitting runway lights

Aircraft veers off centre line and runs nearly 30m to left

JAL plane makes emergency stop after veering off runway center

TOKYO – A Japan Airlines plane bound for Kitakyushu made an emergency stop after beginning its takeoff at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 7 night, according to the transport ministry. The 35.8-meter-wide aircraft was running nearly 30m left of the 60m-wide runway’s center line. It ran with its left main landing gear and wing off the runway for about 300m before hitting an aviation light on the runway’s left side and coming to a stop. The Land, …

Japan Airlines plane makes emergency stop at Haneda after running 30m from runway centre line

The authorities suspect the pilots mistook the runway lights for the centre line. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Stop at Haneda After Veering Off Runway Center Line

Tokyo, 10 April - On the evening of April 7, 2025, a Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 737-800, operating as Flight JAL377, was forced to make an emergency stop during its takeoff attempt at Tokyo's Haneda Airport after veering significantly off course. The aircraft, bound for Kitakyushu Airport in western Japan, had entered Runway D from Taxiway D2 at approximately 7:10 PM local time, carrying 80 passengers and crew members. After receiving clearance…