T’way Air flight lands safely at Taoyuan airport after losing a tireStaff writer, with CNAA passenger jet operated by South Korean low-cost carrier T’way Air lost a tire on landing at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday afternoon, prompting the temporary closure of its north runway and disrupting 14 flights. The T’way Air flight, arriving from Jeju Island, touched down on the north runway at 3:52 pm, when its right main landing gear tire detached, according to Taoyuan International Airport Corp. A T’way Air plane is pictured at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday. After foreign object debris (FOD), including aircraft components, was marked and removed, the north runway resumed normal operations at 5:35 pm. However, Japan Airlines flight JL8671, which landed shortly after the T’way Air jet, was delayed by about one hour while waiting on a taxiway for FOD clearance.

Source: Taipei Times February 08, 2026 17:22 UTC