A Japan Airlines Airlines aircraft in flames at Tokyo Haneda Airport.
The plane (reg. JA13XJ) has landed at Tokyo in flames.
目の前で飛行機爆発した、、、 pic.twitter.com/k4lbaQw1Nk
— おぽっさむ (@Googlesrakuten) January 2, 2024
It was performing flight JL516 from Sapporo.
The A350-900 was delivered 2 years ago.
It looks the plane landed with nose gear collapsed.
UPDATE #1 09:25 UTC
Japan Coast Guard says one of its aircraft may have collided with Japan Airlines plane at Tokyo Airport – NHK
UPDATE #2 09:30 UTC
The A350 could have struck the coast guard aircraft on landing at 34R.
UPDATE #3 09:35 UTC
The 2-year A350 is completely destroyed.
UPDATE #4 09:55 UTC
All of the 379 passengers and crew on board the Japan Airlines aircraft have been evacuated.
UDPATE #5 11:15 UTC
Footage from the cabin of the A350 landing at Tokyo Haneda Airport.
#BreakingNews : First visuals from inside the wrecked plane who caught fire at Tokyo International airport #Japan .
People can be heard screaming.#Tsunami #earthquake pic.twitter.com/GnXNYuaCHk— Hsnain🍄 (@Hsnain901) January 2, 2024
UPDATE #6 10:30 UTC
Japan authorities says five crew members of the coast guard aircraft are missing after a reported collision with the passenger plane. NHK reported that the five other crewmembers had been found dead.
UPDATE #7 12:30 UTC
Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima confirmed the collision between the passenger plane and its flight MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8 that was headed to Niigata airport on Japan’s west coast to deliver aid to those caught up in a powerful earthquake that struck on New Year’s Day, killing at least 48 people.
UPDATE #8 16:00 UTC
Airbus said in a statement that the aircraft involved in the accident, registered under the number JA13XJ, was MSN 538, delivered to Japan Airlines from the production line on 10 November 2021. It was powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines.
