At 17:47 local time on the 2nd (16:47 Beijing time), a Japan Airlines passenger plane collided with a Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Tokyo Haneda Airport that afternoon, causing a serious fire.According to reports, all 379 people on board the Japan Airlines flight have escaped. Five people on board the Japan Coast Guard plane died and the captain was seriously injured.
It is reported that the Coast Guard plane was originally scheduled to fly to the Ishikawa earthquake-stricken area to deliver relief supplies, but it failed to follow the instructions of the dispatch station, causing the two planes to "rearend".
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Japan’s Coast Guard held a press conference.It was announced that officials have identified the plane collision that occurred at Tokyo Haneda Airport that day as an aviation accident and have notified the Japan Transportation Safety Board.
At a press conference held by Japan Airlines, the person in charge of the company said,The JAL passenger plane that collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport that day had received landing permission from the airport before the incident.
The crew stated that the aircraft approached the runway and began landing operations in the same manner as usual.
According to news released by Japan Airlines, affected by the plane collision at Tokyo Haneda Airport that day,The company canceled a total of 116 domestic flights in Japan on the 2nd, affecting approximately 19,920 passengers.