Birds Hit Boeing 767, Leave Hole in Wing

Hokkaido International Airlines, also known as Air Do, said Tuesday that birds hit one of its Boeing 767 aircraft in midair Monday night, leaving a hole in one of the plane's main wings.

According to the airline, the two-engine jet, which had left Tokyo's Haneda airport, was about to land at Sapporo's New Chitose Airport around 8:45 p.m. when birds collided with its right wing, creating a hole about 30 centimeters wide.

No one was injured in the incident, but it caused Air Do to cancel a total of 15 flights between the two cities, the carrier said.

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