It's incredible they got everyone off the Airbus with only some minor injuries.
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Yeah that was the incredible part. Kudos to the crew for being able to get everyone out safely.
Sounds like a runway collission? The article is pretty light on the exact details, the Reuters article has more but I guess it's early days.
BBC feed had a video - looks very much like runway collision https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-67862184 (scroll down)
Per reuters, the 5 unaccounted for coast guard crew have been reported as dead: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fire-breaks-out-plane-runway-japans-tokyo-haneda-airport-nhk-2024-01-02/
Weird how US news sources always feel the need to mention children, not even sure how it's relevant here?
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A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after it collided with an aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts.
The aircraft ignited after flying into Haneda from the northern Japanese city of Sapporo at 5:47 p.m. local time (3:47 a.m.
JAL is investigating the details and cause of the plane fire, a representative for the airline told CNN.
Video footage showed the passenger jet consumed by a large fireball as it moved down the runway.
The plane was then seen at a standstill with people using emergency slides to flee the inferno as firefighters tried to battle the growing flames.
A JCG spokesman told CNN that its aircraft had been headed from Haneda airport to an airbase in Niigata prefecture to help with relief efforts following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Monday.
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