january 2, 2024
A Japan Airlines passenger plane caught fire Tuesday at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft.
A spokesperson for Japan Airlines said that all 367 passengers and 12 crew members safely evacuated from the Japan Airlines Airbus A350, which was seen engulfed in flames.
Japanese Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito provided an update Tuesday and confirmed that five of the six crew of the Coast Guard aircraft had died.
