Kansai airport runways fully reopen after United plane's emergency landing

Kansai International Airport in western Japan fully reopened its runways early Saturday after a United Airlines plane made an emergency landing due to a cargo hold fire alert, Report informs via Kyodo News.

United Flight 32, which was originally headed for Cebu in the Philippines from Narita near Tokyo, made the emergency landing at around 7:10 p.m. Friday at the airport in Osaka Prefecture. All 142 passengers and crew evacuated by emergency slides.

Five people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to a local fire department.

The airport closed its two runways following the emergency landing of the Boeing 737. One of the runways was reopened about an hour after the incident and the remaining runway reopened at around 2:30 a.m. (GMT+9).

The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has recognized the case as a serious incident requiring investigation.