Japan Airlines plane bursts into flames: what happened in Tokyo airport?
After images of the large earthquake and warnings of a tsunami on 1 January, more headlines have been made in the country’s Haneda airport.
A Japan Airlines flight carrying over 300 passengers was engulfed in flames upon landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Footage captured by NHK shows fire visible through the plane’s windows and at the tail section.
Here is the moment:
Four killed as Japan passenger plane hits Coast Guard aircraft
Flight JAL 516, which had taken off from Hokkaido at 4 p.m. local time (2 a.m. ET), is believed to have collided with another aircraft upon landing at Haneda, according to initial hypotheses reported by authorities.
The other plane said to have been hit was a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, one that was involved in helping with the earthquake relief efforts. There were six members on board, and five have since been confirmed to have been killed in the collision.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the plane accident at Haneda Airport, especially the missing Japanese Coast Guard personnel who were on their way to help the victims of yesterday's Ishikawa earthquake. As we await more information, we commend the…
— ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 (@USAmbJapan) January 2, 2024
I hope everyone was able to come out! 😨 #A350 #Tokyo pic.twitter.com/hBMmzpCqj0
— Aviation Toulouse (@Frenchpainter) January 2, 2024
Video: passengers escape from a burning JAL flight at Tokyo's Haneda airport today, after it collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane. All the passengers and crew from the JAL flight survived, but several of the coast guard crew are missing. pic.twitter.com/cfdBrB0qVG https://t.co/W9FYWBDFgn
— Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) January 2, 2024
Japan Airlines has stated that all 367 passengers and the 13 crew members on board have been evacuated.