Japan - Airliner in flames after collision at Tokyo airport
A Japanese airliner has burst into flames following a collision with another plane at Tokyo-Haneda International Airport. Television pictures showed the Japan Airlines plane driving across the tarmac on Tuesday before orange flames shot out and the jet slowed down. According to media reports, the Airbus with flight number 516 had previously collided with a coast guard aircraft.
Live images from Japanese television station TBS showed people leaving the aircraft via an emergency slide while the fire was being extinguished. Japan Airlines announced that all 367 passengers on board had been evacuated. The plane had arrived from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture.
There was initially no information about possible casualties.
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- The collision at Tokyo-Haneda International Airport involved a passenger plane from Japan Airlines, which was on a landing approach from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture, and a coast guard aircraft.
- Witnesses at the airport reported seeing the Japan Airlines plane, with flight number 516, collide with the coast guard machine during its landing approach, causing it to skid across the tarmac before the line machine caught fire.
- The incident led to an emergency evacuation of all 367 passengers on board the Tokyo-bound plane, and they safely exited using an emergency slide while the fire was being contained.
Source: www.stern.de
