a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2, 2024
  • A passenger plane and a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft collided at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
  • An expert explained how all 379 people on board escaped, despite the plane bursting into flames.
  • Plane safety features and Japan's stringent training rules were key to averting disaster. 

The terrifying footage of a Japan Airlines flight catching fire before landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airport has left the world aghast.

Remarkably, all 379 people on board survived after the Airbus A350 collided with a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft while trying to land.