Japan Airlines Crash: 5 Dead in Haneda Airport Collision, Airlines Says Jet Got Permission To Land

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:32am on 03 Jan 2024,Wednesday International

Japan Airlines confirms its jet had received permission to land before the tragic collision at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, claiming the lives of five individuals. The near-catastrophic incident involved a coast guard plane on an aid mission to the New Year's Day earthquake zone. While the coast guard plane's captain survived with serious injuries, all 379 passengers and crew on the Japan Airlines aircraft safely evacuated before it was engulfed in flames. The cause of the collision is under investigation, and government officials have pledged a thorough examination into the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate event.

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