passengers and crew on board the japan airlines flight, which is on fire still, did manage to evacuate from the plane. it is quite a dramatic situation at an airport, quite an unusual scenario, isn t it? yes, that is right. the coastguard saying that the aeroplane that was involved telling nhk was an ma 722, quite a small plane, it has propellers on either side of its wings. so obviously this other passenger plane, significantly bigger and quite a collision for it to have caused, not only that ball of fire on the runway, but also the fire that is spreading through the passenger plane. yes, as you say, more than 300 people on board and about 12 crew on board the japan
to get confirmation from both japan airlines and the coastguard that what they are saying on japanese television and on nhk, that potentially this passenger plane collided with a coastguard aeroplane on the runway of haneda airport on the way down and that is what has caused this huge fire. haneda airport has closed all of its runways for now, which will cause a great deal of disruption because it is a major international airport for tokyo and japan and also for the entire region, it is a hub for the entire region, it is a hub for the entire region. entire region, it is a hub for the entire reuion. ., ~ ,, , . entire region. thank you very much indeed for the entire region. thank you very much indeed for the latest. entire region. thank you very much indeed for the latest. we entire region. thank you very much indeed for the latest. we are - indeed for the latest. we are monitoring that fire at tokyo airport where 379 people, it is now reported, where evacuated safely from the a
yesterday 24 hours ago and now these incredible visuals coming in from haneda airport in tokyo. presumably that isn t at this haneda airport in tokyo. presumably that isn t at this stage haneda airport in tokyo. presumably that isn t at this stage any that isn t at this stage any suggestion or confirmation the two events could be linked is there? m0. events could be linked is there? no, absolutely not. events could be linked is there? iifr, absolutely not. it does seem to be two separate situations, separate incidents. this was a passenger plane. nhk, the local media here were reporting that there were roughly 400 passengers on board this plane that is now in flames and firefighters are desperately trying to douse the flames on one of the runways at haneda airport. but nhk reporting, japan airlines airline officials saying all 400 people have escaped but we haven t managed to confirm thatjust
of roughly 400 people have evacuated, that is coming from nhk, citing japan airlines. it is evacuated, that is coming from nhk, citing japan airlines. citing japan airlines. it is at a time when citing japan airlines. it is at a time when the citing japan airlines. it is at a time when the country - citing japan airlines. it is at a time when the country is - citing japan airlines. it is at a time when the country is in i citing japan airlines. it is at a - time when the country is in shock already from the earthquake, so this must feel really quite strange to have this happening the day after that big earthquake? have this happening the day after that big earthquake? that s right. ja an s that big earthquake? that s right. japan s extensive that big earthquake? that s right. japan s extensive transport - that big earthquake? that s right. i japan s extensive transport network was affected by the earthquake because of power cuts and their bullet train network was affected after
it left behind on the runway. we do understand from nhk, which is the local channel here, that it was a coastguard aeroplane and the coastguard aeroplane and the coastguard has confirmed that to nhk and it seems this passenger plane may have collided with that coastguard aeroplane and left an explosion behind it and then continue down the runway and it was on fire and that fire has spread to the entire aircraft now. we understand thatjust over 360 understand that just over 360 passengers understand thatjust over 360 passengers managed to evacuate from the aeroplane and they were unhurt. japanese tv has also reported that the coastguard has said it is going to be investigating exactly what happened. to be investigating exactly what