Japanese media have reported about the incident at the airport in Naha (Okinawa Prefecture). reported, that for a few seconds before the planned landing of passenger aircraft airlines "Ryukyu Air" on the runway rolled Fighter F-15 Air Force Japan. Airliner with 85 passengers and crew members on board was located at a height below 300 m, landing approach.
reported, F-15 that was raised in the air to "emergency interception foreign air side". About what exactly the bead in question, not reported. Notably, that after the first F-15 Japanese Air Force in the air rose and second combat aircraft of the same model.
The media says that, that the airport manager had to take emergency measures, to put down a passenger airliner landed and went to the second round. These measures allowed the aircraft to avoid a collision, to which everything and went.
It should be noted, Naha Airport that is the subject of dual-use. It is used as a civilian, and military. In this case, in addition to the Japanese Air Force airport in operation yet and the US Air Force, who have their bases in Okinawa.
stated, that in fact the incident in Naha under investigation by civil aviation and the command of the Japanese Air Force. According to the first statement, Japanese pilots "did not know about to land passenger plane".
