Thai Airways explains aborted landing at Haneda

Safety concerns were the reason the pilot of a Thai Airways International flight aborted the first attempt to land at Haneda airport in Tokyo last week, the airline said Wednesday. Ft Lt Pratana Patanasiri, VP in charge of aviation safety, said the pilot of flight TG660 decided to go around again because he could not clearly see the runaway he was cleared to land on as the Boeing 747-400 aircraft approached the airport on April 11. The decision conformed with maximum security guidelines for pilots. Air traffic controllers at Haneda then reassigned a new runway and the plane landed<br/>safely, he said. The flight to Tokyo left Suvarnabhumi airport at 1pm with 384 passengers and crew on board and arrived at Haneda about 9.10pm that day. The Mainichi on Tuesday reported the aborted landing.<br/>