Updates: Plane Catches Fire At Japan's Tokyo Airport After Collision With Coast Guard Jet, 5 Dead

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Tokyo:

A Japan Airlines aircraft with passengers still on board caught fire today at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft. Five of the six crew member of the Japanese Coast Guard aircraft have died and the captain of the plane is seriously injured, NHK reported quoting the Metropolitan Police

Live footage on public broadcaster NHK showed flames coming out of the windows of the aircraft.

A spokesperson at Japan Airlines said the aircraft, originating from Shin-Chitose airport in Hokkaido, was carrying nearly 400 passengers. NHK reported that all passengers and crew have been safely evacuated.

Here are the updates on the Japan Plane accident:

Jan 02, 2024 22:28 (IST)

Japan Earthquake Tokyo Airport Plane Collision Accident: 5 Dead In Japan Plane Collision Were Going To Quake-Hit Area To Deliver Aid

Five crew members of a Coast Guard plane were killed after it collided with a Japan Airlines aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday. The Coast Guard said the collision involved one of its planes that was preparing to fly to Niigata airport on Japan's west coast to deliver aid to those hit by a powerful earthquake that struck the island country on New Year's Day.

Jan 02, 2024 22:10 (IST)

"Our concerns and sympathy go to the families, friends of loved ones affected by the accident", says Airbus

Jan 02, 2024 18:16 (IST)

"Thought I Was Going To Die": Flier Posts Videos From Inside Japan Plane

Videos from inside the Japan Airlines plane that caught fire after colliding with a coastguard aircraft at the Tokyo-Haneda airport today show the anxious moments that passengers went through when the flames were leaping out of the plane's belly.

Jan 02, 2024 17:39 (IST)

In Video, Passengers Slide Down From Burning Japan Airlines Plane In Japan Haneda Airport

Visuals have emerged showing how over 350 passengers of a Japan Airlines aircraft escaped from the plane after it caught fire on the runway in Tokyo-Haneda airport.

Jan 02, 2024 17:00 (IST)

5 Of 6 Coast Guard Crew On Plane Japan Flight Hit Dead: Report

Four of the six people on the coast guard plane have died after it reportedly collided with a Japan Airlines plane on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport today, broadcaster NHK said. "There were 6 people in the aircraft, of which one escaped, and the safety of five people is unknown," the Japan Coast Guard told NHK.

Jan 02, 2024 16:54 (IST)

Five of the six crew member of the Japanese Coast Guard aircraft have died and the captain of the plane is seriously injured, NHK reported quoting the Metropolitan Police

Jan 02, 2024 16:23 (IST)

This is worst aviation accident Japan has witnessed since 1985 when a JAL jumbo jet flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed in central Gunma region, killing 520 passengers and crew.

Jan 02, 2024 16:02 (IST)

Japan Airlines Aircraft In Flames On Tokyo Airport's Runway, All Passengers Evacuated

Jan 02, 2024 15:58 (IST)

Jan 02, 2024 15:46 (IST)

Jan 02, 2024 15:45 (IST)

Five people onboard Japan coast guard plane, that collided with the Japan Airlines A350 airbus, are unaccounted for, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported.

Jan 02, 2024 15:43 (IST)

Japan Airlines Latest Updates: There was also burning debris on the runway. More than 70 fire engines were being deployed, NHK reported.

Japan has not suffered a serious commercial aviation accident in decades.

Jan 02, 2024 15:38 (IST)

All the runways on the Haneda airport in Tokyo have been closed since 6 pm (Japan time) or 2:30 pm IST.

Jan 02, 2024 15:35 (IST)

Japan Airlines Plane Fire: There were no advisories issued for heavy rain or thunder in the area around the airport.

Jan 02, 2024 15:34 (IST)

Latest Update: According to the Japan Coast Guard, the aircraft that collided with the Japan Airlines aircraft was an MA722 fixed-wing aircraft belonging to Haneda Air Base, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said.

Jan 02, 2024 15:33 (IST)

Data from FlightRadar24, an online aircraft tracker, shows that Japan Airlines' Airbus A350 took off from the Sapporo airport in Japan to land in Tokyo. The flight time of the aircraft, with registration number JA13XJ, was 1 hour and 20 minutes.

The last recorded ground speed of the aircraft was 123 knots or 227 km/hr and after that the FlightRadar24 stopped picking data.

Jan 02, 2024 15:22 (IST)

The CCTV footage of the incident shows the plane in flames on the runway and a team of fire fighters dousing the fire. All 367 passengers have been safely evacuated.

Jan 02, 2024 15:20 (IST)

Visuals of the Japan Airlines airplane was in flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport

Jan 02, 2024 15:18 (IST)

Japan Airlines Plane On Fire After Collision: What We Know So Far

A Japan Airlines passenger aircraft caught fire after colliding with a coast guard plane on the runway at Tokyo-Haneda airport today. All 367 passengers were safely evacuated, news agency AFP reported.

Jan 02, 2024 15:15 (IST)

All 367 passengers evacuated from blazing Japan Airlines, public broadcaster NHK reported.

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