According to information from Mainichi (Japan), the Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 was on a route from Ho Chi Minh City to Narita, flying at an altitude of 12,300m, about 50km east of Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Province at about At noon, the left front cockpit window glass cracked.
Information about this issue, a representative of Vietnam Airlines said that the Vietnam Airlines plane that had an incident in Japan has now returned safely to Vietnam.
Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft had a cracked cockpit glass. Photo: Mainichi
“The broken glass of the Boeing 787 Vietnam Airlines aircraft occurred a few days ago. When landing in Narita, Japan, the plane was found to have a cracked outer layer,” a representative of Vietnam Airlines said.
This person said: “The plane’s glass has many layers, the cracked position is the outermost layer of glass. Vietnam Airlines repaired it right in Japan. Currently, the Boeing 787 has returned safely to Vietnam.”
Previously, Japan’s Mainichi newspaper also quoted Japanese authorities as saying that the plane continued its flight and landed at Narita airport at 1:31 p.m. on December 26 (Japan time).
Luckily, the 94 passengers and crew on the plane were all safe. After the plane landed, the airport runway was closed for 3 minutes for safety checks and no abnormalities were detected.
The Vietnam Aviation Administration said that the unit also received a report from Vietnam Airlines regarding the cracked glass of a Boeing 787 aircraft in Japan.
The Vietnam Aviation Administration informed that the plane’s broken glass was not caused by an external impact. This is a common problem in the aviation industry. The glass surface may be damaged due to the material manufacturing process, under specific conditions.
This incident is at the “safety risk” level (Level D). According to the classification of Vietnam’s aviation industry, aviation incidents have 5 levels (A, B, C, D, E). In particular, level D is an incident where the vehicle collides with a vehicle, equipment or person; incidents affecting the safe operation of airport and aerodrome infrastructure; incidents causing injury to people during the process of operating and providing aviation services.
At the 2023 summary conference and implementation of 2024 tasks of the Ministry of Transport, Vietnam Airlines Chairman Dang Ngoc Hoa said that the aviation industry is facing many difficulties.
2024 is considered a very important year, Mr. Hoa affirmed: “Vietnam Airlines will continue to promote the mission of the national airline in promoting culture, maintaining market share on key, open routes. Expand international routes, planning to open a series of transcontinental routes to: Canada, Italy, Northern European countries.
Regarding business restructuring, Mr. Hoa said: “Vietnam Airlines ensures production and business activities to balance revenue and expenditure, strongly restructures the organization, optimizes production processes, and thoroughly applies to digitally transform, restructure the flight network, adjust the flight network, and diversify sales programs.”
The development of the aviation industry plays an important role in the economic development, investment, cultural exchange and image of a country, but at the same time it also depends heavily on the country’s macro policies. there.
Vietnam Airlines recommends that the Government, Ministry of Transport and relevant ministries and branches develop an overall and long-term development strategy for the tourism industry in connection with other industries and need an agency to monitor and promote the implementation. Declaring specific programs.
