A Japan Airlines aircraft is on fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard plane. A Japan Airlines official said all passengers and crew escaped from the aircraft.
Japan Airlines said the plane is Flight 516 from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to Haneda.
A Japan Airlines official said 367 passengers, including eight children and 12 crewmembers, evacuated from the aircraft.
Japan Coast Guard officials said the plane, which collided with the Japan Airlines aircraft, was an MA722 which belongs to Haneda Airport.
They said six crewmembers were on the plane, adding that the captain evacuated from it, but five other crewmembers are not accounted for.
They said the plane was taxiing on the runway to transport materials to Niigata Prefecture, which was hit by a massive earthquake on Monday.
Japan Airlines said the plane is Flight 516 from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to Haneda.
A Japan Airlines official said 367 passengers, including eight children and 12 crewmembers, evacuated from the aircraft.
Japan Coast Guard officials said the plane, which collided with the Japan Airlines aircraft, was an MA722 which belongs to Haneda Airport.
They said six crewmembers were on the plane, adding that the captain evacuated from it, but five other crewmembers are not accounted for.
They said the plane was taxiing on the runway to transport materials to Niigata Prefecture, which was hit by a massive earthquake on Monday.
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Japan Airlines plane (Flight 516) collided with a Japan Coast Guard MA722 at Haneda Airport, Tokyo. All passengers and crew evacuated successfully. The incident involved 367 passengers, including children, and 12 crewmembers. The missing are reported to be five crewmembers from the Coast Guard
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240102_303/
Date: Jan. 2, 2024
Created: 2024/01/03 06:30
Updated: 2025/12/08 19:27
Last Read: 2024/01/03 11:03