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A severe snowstorm in Hokkaido forced about 7,000 people to spend the night at New Chitose Airport as 56 flights were canceled and over 500 train services suspended, affecting roughly 130,000 people; Sapporo logged a record 54 cm of snowfall for January, with eight snowmobilers initially missing but later found and no injuries reported.
Two passenger planes, a Korean Air and a Cathay Pacific, collided at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan, with the Korean Air plane carrying 276 passengers and 13 crew. The incident occurred on the ground, and no injuries were reported. Poor visibility and heavy snow in the area may have contributed to the collision, leading to flight cancellations and ongoing disruption at the airport. This comes shortly after another airplane collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.