New Delhi:
All passengers on the Japan Airways aircraft that burst into flames following a collision on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport are secure and are being moved to the terminal, one of many fliers has shared.
“Hello, I used to be on it. Everyone seems to be secure and they’re taking us to the terminal,” William Manzione posted on X shortly after stunning visuals from the runway performed on TV screens.
The Japan Airways aircraft with 367 passengers and 12 crew on board caught fireplace after it collided with a coast guard plane, in response to native media experiences. Of the six on board the coast guard aircraft, 5 are useless.
Hello, I used to be on it. Everyone seems to be secure and they’re taking us to the terminal. pic.twitter.com/7tqOexGuqZ
— William Manzione (@wmanzione) January 2, 2024
Mr Manzione has additionally shared a photograph of the burning aircraft on the runway. Whereas NDTV can not affirm that he was on the aircraft, his timeline on X confirmed {a photograph} clicked at an airport in Hokkaido a day again. And, experiences on the Haneda airport shocker have stated the passenger aircraft had arrived from Sapporo airport on Hokkaido.
In reply to a submit on X in regards to the runway blaze, Mr Manzione stated, “Everyone seems to be secure, the crew evacuated the entire plane rapidly.”
A coast guard official at Haneda Airport stated “it isn’t clear if there was a collision”. “However it’s sure that our aircraft is concerned,” he instructed information company AFP.
The runway shocker comes a day after a collection of earthquakes hit Japan, claiming close to 50 lives.
Actually, the Jiji information company has reported that the coast guard aircraft was to take off for a rescue operation in central Japan within the aftermath of the quakes.