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Japan Airlines jet in flames after crash with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo airport - BBC News

Written By BBC News on Tuesday, Jan 02, 2024 | 06:50 AM

 
A Japan Airlines plane has burst into flames as it landed on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Japan Airlines says all 379 people on board - passengers and crew - have been evacuated. Footage shows passengers fleeing the aircraft using inflatable slides and running away across the tarmac. It's thought the aircraft collided with a Japanese coastguard plane delivering earthquake aid. Five people who were on board the coastguard plane have died, AFP news agency quotes Japan's transport minister as saying. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Japan #Tokyo #BBCNews