Overview
- Tigerair Taiwan flight 234, an Airbus A320 from Taipei bound for Sapporo, reported smoke in the cockpit and made an emergency landing at New Chitose Airport on Friday, June 12.
- The New Chitose Airport Office and the Chitose City Fire Department confirmed there were no injuries among passengers or crew.
- Airport authorities closed a runway in response to the incident and later lifted the closure after emergency crews secured the scene.
- No cause for the cockpit smoke has been released and standard technical inspections and an investigation are expected to follow.
- New Chitose is Hokkaido’s main airport so the diversion and temporary runway closure briefly disrupted regional operations and could lead airlines to adjust schedules while the aircraft is examined.