A Japan Airlines plane went up in flames on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Jan. 2, 2024. STR/Jiji Press/AFP via Getty ImagesA Japan Airlines plane was seen on fire on Tuesday as it landed on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and apparently collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft. The plane was due to travel to the guard’s Niigata base to assist with recovery efforts after a series of earthquakes. Japan Airlines said the flight is JAL flight 516 that had departed from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, NHK reported. All of Haneda Airport’s runways have been closed since around 6pm local time, The Japan Times reported, with flights being diverted to Narita Airport.

Source: Huffington Post January 02, 2024 16:41 UTC