Airliner With 379 Passengers Erupts in Flames After Crashing Into Coast Guard Plane in Tokyo

A runway crash between an airliner and a coast guard plane on a Tokyo runway led to a dramatic evacuation of 379 passengers before the plane burned up.
Airliner With 379 Passengers Erupts in Flames After Crashing Into Coast Guard Plane in Tokyo
A Japan Airlines plane is on fire on the runway of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2024. Kyodo News via AP
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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A Japanese passenger plane with 379 occupants on board burst into flames Tuesday after colliding with a Coast Guard aircraft on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, with video showing terrified passengers inside as the inferno raged outside their windows.

Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito told reporters on Jan. 2 that all passengers aboard Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 were safely evacuated before the plane was engulfed in flames.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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