"Tokyo Airport Tragedy: Conflicting Reports and Runway Miscommunication Under Investigation"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by BBC.com
A collision at Tokyo Haneda Airport between a Japan Airlines jet and a smaller coastguard plane resulted in a cabin fire on the airliner, which the pilots were unaware of until alerted by a flight attendant. The evacuation of all 379 passengers on Japan Airlines Flight 516 was executed with precision despite a damaged announcement system, with crew using megaphones and shouting to guide passengers. The smaller coastguard plane, which was not cleared for takeoff and had five of its six crew members perish, had its last transmission before the collision. The incident marks the first major accident involving an Airbus A350.