A fire occurred on board a Japan Airlines plane flying from Hokkaido at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. This was reported by NHK TV channel.
Flames were reported coming from the cabin and the fire had spread to the runway.
There were more than 300 passengers on board the plane; Reuters reports that 360 passengers and crew members, who, according to the latest data, were evacuated.
The Airbus A350-900, registration JA13XJ, arrived on flight JL516 from Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. This is a new aircraft, only two years old.
After landing, he collided with a coast guard aircraft that was supposed to deliver humanitarian aid to the earthquake-stricken area. There were five people on board, their fate is unknown.
Due to the incident, all flights and aircraft arrivals at Haneda Airport have been canceled and the fire is being extinguished. As a result of the incident, the plane was almost completely burned out.
2024-01-02 09:48:20
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