TOKYO — Tokyo’s Haneda airport is almost back to its normal operation Monday as it reopened the runway a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines airliner and a coast guard aircraft seen to have been caused by human error. The collision occurred Tuesday evening when JAL Flight 516 carrying 379 passengers and … Read more
TOKYO — A passenger plane collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft and burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, officials said. NHK TV reported that all occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516, believed to total 379 people, got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TOKYO — Japan Airlines flight JAL 516 was on fire on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, after colliding with a coast guard plane. Footage showed the plane burning as it moved along the runway before becoming engulfed after it came to a standstill. All … Read more