Japan's NHK reported that a JAL passenger plane caught fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. A JAL spokesman said afterwards that there were 367 passengers on the plane involved. According to local media, the incident occurred at about 5:47 in the evening local time in Japan. When the plane was landing on Runway C of Haneda Airport, the aircraft suddenly caught fire.
According to Japan Airlines, there are reports that about 400 passengers and crew members on board have been evacuated, and the specific situation is being confirmed. Some Japanese media reported that the passenger plane involved caught fire after colliding with a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft during landing. The live video leaked on social platforms showed that a plane caught fire and taxied from right to left in the video. After it stopped at the end of the runway, the fire became more and more intense. On the ground at the other end of the runway, there was another fire point, suspected to be a Coast Guard aircraft.
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, the plane involved was Japan Airlines (JAL) Flight 516, which took off from New Chitose Airport after 4 p.m. It was an Airbus A350 and collided with the Japan Coast Guard plane. Japan's JX News Agency and TBS TV station reported that the plane involved was a Japan Airlines (JAL) flight, flight number JAL516, which departed from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido and landed at Tokyo Haneda Airport. There were 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board.