A Japan Airlines aircraft that was carrying passengers burst into flames on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after a collision with a coast guard plane.
Flames were seen coming out of the windows of the Airbus A-350 as it skidded down the tarmac after landing.
The fire quickly took hold and grew to an inferno as the hull broke in two, despite fierce efforts from teams of firefighters to control the blaze.
All 379 passengers and crew on board Flight 516 were evacuated, according to the airline, which has been described as a “miracle” by a former pilot.
Of the six people aboard the coast guard plane, the pilot is confirmed to have escaped while the remaining five have been found but their condition is unknown.
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View from inside the burning plane. Pic: alto-maple
Visibility inside was poor as smoke poured into the air. Pic: alto-maple
Dramatic video taken by a passenger looking out of the aircraft window shows the plane moving down the runway, leaving a trail of smoke and burning with an orange light.
Sounds of loud rumbling from the engines can be heard as the plane speeds along the tarmac and inside the plane an alert sounds repeatedly.
The unknown passenger said “I thought I was going to die” in their post on X, formerly Twitter, alongside footage showing what looks like smoke inside the cabin.
All runways at Haneda – Japan’s busiest airport – are currently closed.
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