A Japan Airlines aircraft was engulfed in flames at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying that all 379 passengers and crew had been evacuated.
Live footage on public broadcaster NHK showed the aircraft erupt in flames as it skidded down the tarmac and fire crews feverishly tried to extinguish the fire.
BREAKING: Japan Airlines plane with 367 people on board collides with Coast Guard plane at Tokyo Airport pic.twitter.com/ANheXFC2Ny
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The Coast Guard said it was investigating the possibility that one of its aircraft collided with the passenger jet.
Japan Airlines’ A350 airplane is on fire at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Japan January 2, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS)
A spokesperson at Japan Airlines said the aircraft had departed from Shin-Chitose airport in Hokkaido.
Japan Airlines’ A350 airplane is on fire at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Japan January 2, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS)
The Captain of the Coast Guard aircraft has escaped while five others are unaccounted for. The aircraft was on its way to Niigata Airport base to deliver aid to quake-hit Noto Peninsula region.
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