"Survivor's Tale and Safety Triumph Amid Fiery Japan Airlines Collision"
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A collision at Tokyo's Haneda Airport between a Japan Airlines passenger flight and a coast guard plane resulted in a fiery crash, with the JAL flight engulfed in flames upon landing. All 379 passengers and crew on the JAL flight survived, while the coast guard plane's crash led to five fatalities and one injury. A transcript revealed that air traffic control had only cleared the JAL flight for landing, with no clear takeoff approval for the coast guard plane. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the miscommunication and subsequent collision.
Topics:world##airtrafficcontrol#aviationsafety#hanedaairport#japanairlines#japanplanecrash#world-news
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