Japan - Five dead in plane collision at Tokyo airport
Five people on board the Japanese Coast Guard aircraft were killed in a collision with a passenger plane on a tarmac at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. As reported by Japanese media on Tuesday evening, the pilot of the Coast Guard bombadier plane was seriously injured.
The approximately 400 people on board the Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft were able to leave the passenger plane, which had caught fire. It collided with the Coast Guard plane immediately after landing for reasons that are still unknown. The Coast Guard wanted to use the plane to transport material to the earthquake area on the west coast of Japan.
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- Despite the ongoing emergencies due to floods and snow, air traffic at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was significantly affected by the collision between a passenger aircraft from Japan Airlines (JAL) and an Air Traffic Control (ATC) plane from the Japanese Coast Guard.
- The incidents at Haneda Airport, with five fatalities and a fire in the JAL aircraft, have raised concerns about the safety of airports in Japan, especially after the collision on the rolling field near the airport.
- The collision between the two aircraft occurred shortly after the JAL aircraft had landed at Haneda Airport, causing serious damages to both planes and disrupting air traffic operations at one of Japan's busiest airports.
- The incident at Haneda Airport has highlighted the need for more stringent safety measures at Japanese airports, with a particular focus on minimizing the risk of accidents involving airport vehicles and passenger aircraft.
- The Japanese transportation authorities are now investigating the reasons behind the tragic collision, aiming to prevent similar incidents at Tokyo's Haneda Airport and other airports across the country.
Source: www.stern.de
