A China Southern Airlines flight from the south China city of Guangzhou to Tokyo was forced to make an emergency landing in Osaka after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan Friday afternoon.
The flight, CZ385, landed in Osaka at 3: 27 p.m.(Beijing Time) and returned from Osaka to Guangzhou at 5 p.m.(Beijing Time), said Zhang Zhengrong, the chief pilot for China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd..
The airline, the nation's largest carrier by fleet, canceled its flights to Tokyo for tomorrow and halted ticket sales for March 13.
The two canceled flights include CZ385/6 between Guangzhou and Tokyo and CZ627/8 between Shenyang City in northeast China to Tokyo.
China Southern Airlines officials said the flights from China to other Japanese cities such as Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Hiroshima, have not been affected by the quake.
The company also asked passengers to call its service hotline (95539) for updated flight information.
In addition, officials from the Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) said on Friday that eight flights bound for Japan had failed to take off as of 5:30 p.m. Beijing time.
The airport advised passengers to contact their airlines or call the airport at 64541100 for the latest information.
Meanwhile, more than 20 flights from the Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo, Nagoya and Sendai in Japan were also delayed or forced to return following the earthquake, according to the Shanghai frontier inspection station.
The affected flights are from Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, China Eastern Airlines and Air China.
Air China officials said that its two fights -- CA926 and CA930 -- were delayed in Japan. Both fights remain safe and passengers were properly accommodated.
Air China canceled its Friday's flights to Tokyo, these include CA919, CA421, CA157, CA183 and CA167.
Further, China Eastern Airlines officials asked its Japan offices to provide ground support service to passengers who were delayed in Japan due to airport closures.
Furthermore, Tokyo's Narita Airport, Japan's main international gateway, canceled all flights for the rest of the day following the earthquake.
The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses and cars.
So far, more than 200 bodies have been found , according to Japanese media.
The devastating earthquake has caused tsunami alerts across the Pacific from the coast of the United States to Indonesia.
The flight, CZ385, landed in Osaka at 3: 27 p.m.(Beijing Time) and returned from Osaka to Guangzhou at 5 p.m.(Beijing Time), said Zhang Zhengrong, the chief pilot for China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd..
The airline, the nation's largest carrier by fleet, canceled its flights to Tokyo for tomorrow and halted ticket sales for March 13.
The two canceled flights include CZ385/6 between Guangzhou and Tokyo and CZ627/8 between Shenyang City in northeast China to Tokyo.
China Southern Airlines officials said the flights from China to other Japanese cities such as Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Hiroshima, have not been affected by the quake.
The company also asked passengers to call its service hotline (95539) for updated flight information.
In addition, officials from the Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) said on Friday that eight flights bound for Japan had failed to take off as of 5:30 p.m. Beijing time.
The airport advised passengers to contact their airlines or call the airport at 64541100 for the latest information.
Meanwhile, more than 20 flights from the Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo, Nagoya and Sendai in Japan were also delayed or forced to return following the earthquake, according to the Shanghai frontier inspection station.
The affected flights are from Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, China Eastern Airlines and Air China.
Air China officials said that its two fights -- CA926 and CA930 -- were delayed in Japan. Both fights remain safe and passengers were properly accommodated.
Air China canceled its Friday's flights to Tokyo, these include CA919, CA421, CA157, CA183 and CA167.
Further, China Eastern Airlines officials asked its Japan offices to provide ground support service to passengers who were delayed in Japan due to airport closures.
Furthermore, Tokyo's Narita Airport, Japan's main international gateway, canceled all flights for the rest of the day following the earthquake.
The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses and cars.
So far, more than 200 bodies have been found , according to Japanese media.
The devastating earthquake has caused tsunami alerts across the Pacific from the coast of the United States to Indonesia.
