The Japan Airlines flight headed to new York.
He made an emergency landing at Tokyo airport due to a malfunction of the engine caused by collision with birds.
The Boeing 777 with 233 passengers and 15 crew members took off from the airport in Tokyo Haneda at 11:00 local time, but after an hour returned.
The bird hit the left engine, — said the representative of the airline.
The plane dumped fuel to reduce weight before landing, he added.
The press Secretary said that there were no injuries among passengers and crew was not.
We closed the runway, since it may be some parts that fell from the plane, — said the representative of the Ministry.
Was no immediate information on the damage caused to the aircraft and no serious delays were not caused by the incident.
According to airports Council International, Haneda airport is officially known as Tokyo international airport is the fifth largest airport in the world, annually serving more than 75 million passengers.
The aircraft is designed and built to withstand bird strikes, and the pilots go through rigorous training to enable them to deal with the possible consequences, such as impact with birds, — said the expert on security of flights.
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