SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM JAPAN'S ANA FLIGHT CARRYING ABOUT 200 PEOPLE

NEW DELHI: Smoke was seen coming from an ANA flight carrying about 200 people as it lands safely in Japan, public broadcaster NHK says.

The smoke, coming from the wing area, subsided when the engines stopped, it said.

The smoke may have resulted from an oil leakage, NHK said. It said an indicator in the cockpit showed a loss of oil pressure in a system that controls the aircraft.

One of the two runways at New Chitose airport was closed after the incident.

ANA officials were not immediately available for comment.

In January, a Japan Airlines flight and a coast guard plane collided and burst into flames at Haneda Airport. All 379 passengers and crew members were evacuated from the JAL plane and survived. The pilot of the coast guard plane was injured and five crew members were killed.

(With AP inputs)