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JAL jet aborts takeoff evacuates after smoke from engine enters cabin

Published: 23 Feb 2016 - 10:05 am | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 05:07 am
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TOKYO: A Japan Airline Boeing 737 passenger jet aborted a take-off and evacuated passengers at Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan after smoke from its right engine entered the cabin.

There were 159 passengers and 6 crew members on the aircraft, which was heading to Fukuoka in southern Japan, a spokesman for Japan Airlines said. No injuries have so far been reported, he added.

Reuters