Japan Airlines and the Coast Guard both say planes were cleared to enter runway before collision that led to 5 deaths and a raging inferno at Tokyo's busiest airport

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 05:51

An aerial view shows burnt Japan Airlines' (JAL) Airbus A350 plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan January 3, 2024 — The wreckage of the Japan Airlines A350.
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Five people were killed Tuesday when a Japan Airlines A350 and a Coast Guard plane crashed on the runway.
Both sides say they were cleared by air traffic control to enter the runway, per the AP.
But a transport ministry source told NHK the Coast Guard plane was told to stay short of the runway.

The Japan Airlines jet which collided with another aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday had been cleared for landing, the carrier said in a press release.