12 March,2011 09:03 AM IST | | Agencies
Tokyo's Narita International Airport, Japan's main overseas gateway, said nine flights would leave yesterday as carriers begin clearing a backlog of about 13,800 travellers stranded by delays following the earthquake.
No planes will land at the airport, Shohei Kagawa, a spokesman, said. "There was no visible damage to runways," said Ryoko Yabe, a spokeswoman.
A pedestrian road collapsed in the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Urayasu city, Chiba prefecture yesterday
Air India yesterday said it had cancelled one of its Tokyo flights following the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country but maintained that its seven-flight weekly operations will continue as scheduled.
"Air India flight AI-306 of March 11 to Tokyo stands cancelled in view of the situation due to the earthquake and floods in Japan. The flight AI-314 to Osaka is expected to operate as per schedule," said a statement by the airline.
According to the statement, Air India operates seven flights to Japan every week four flights to Tokyo's main international airport at Narita and three to Osaka.
Meanwhile, the Indian government has offered its sympathies and assistance to the Japanese government in the aftermath of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the north-eastern parts of the country.
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The quake generated a tsunami as high as 10 metres that hit the coast of Miyagi prefecture, killing at least 60 people.
