Japan Airlines caught fire after landing at Haneda Airport, all passengers were evacuated safely - NHK reports

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A Japan Airlines A350 aeroplane caught fire at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo

A Japan Airlines plane was in flame on Tuesday after landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, national broadcaster NHK reported.

All the passengers on board were safely evacuated, it was added.

The video showed the passenger jet moving and then igniting with a large fireball. The plane was then seen at a standstill with people using emergency slides to flee the inferno as firefighters tried to battle the growing flames.

There were approximately 400 passengers and crew on board the plane, according to NHK

Japan Airlines flight 516 took off from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport,  NHK reported.

Japan Airlines says the plane collided with what appears to be a Japan Coast Guard aircraft upon landing, NHK added.

Following the flight tracking site, FlightAware, the flight was an Airbus A350-900, the report said.

日本航空羽田機場降落後著火，所有乘客均安全疏散 - NHK報道

據國家廣播公司 NHK 報道，週二，日本航空的一架飛機在東京羽田機場降落後起火。

補充說，機上所有乘客均已安全疏散。

影片顯示客機移動，然後被一個巨大的火球點燃。 隨後，飛機停了下來，人們使用緊急滑梯逃離大火，消防隊員試圖撲滅不斷蔓延的火焰。

據 NHK 報道，飛機上約有 400 名乘客和機組人員

根據 NHK 報道，日本航空 516 號班機從北海道新千歲機場起飛，飛往東京羽田機場。

日本航空表示，這架飛機在著陸時與一架疑似日本海岸警衛隊的飛機相撞， NHK 補充道。

報導稱，根據航班追蹤網站 FlightAware，該航班是一架空中巴士 A350-900。