Narita Airport Reopens Main Runway

Tokyo's Narita airport reopened its main runway on Tuesday, after a fatal cargo plane crash that disrupted the plans of thousands of passengers.

A FedEx cargo plane crashed as it landed in strong winds on Monday, killing the two American crew in the first fatal crash at Tokyo's main international airport since it opened three decades ago.

The crash meant the airport could only operate on a second, much shorter, runway for the rest of the day.

Japan Airlines canceled 22 flights while All Nippon Airways canceled 17 flights.

Japan's meteorological agency had issued an advisory of gales for the area around the airport, and a local observatory said it had notified airlines of possible wind shear -- a condition in which wind speed and direction can suddenly change.