niigata airport, based to deliver emergency aid to the earthquake hit noto region. they were apparently trying to deliver aid to another airport but also, please stay there if you can. i understand we have unverified footage that was shot from inside the aircraft. that has appeared online, as i say, we cannot verify it but i am seeing this with you at the same time, inside the plane, it seems that people were filming the landing as they came in. john, let me ask you. with the plane on fire at the moment, is that kind of level of, it might sound like a silly question but that level of place, is that something you would expect? is it perhaps it had come on
traffic control, planes coming into land and takeoff? is it unusual to have a plane another one?- land and takeoff? is it unusual to have a plane another one? very, very rare and extremely have a plane another one? very, very rare and extremely unusual. - rare and extremely unusual. accidents involving aircraft coming close accidents involving aircraft coming close on accidents involving aircraft coming close on the ground. this is why there close on the ground. this is why there are close on the ground. this is why there are such precise and well managed procedures although well managed procedures although traffic well managed procedures although traffic control, radar coverage on the ground. even in conditions like this the ground. even in conditions like this the the ground. even in conditions like this. the amount of aircraft around the airport this. the amount of aircraft around the airport is reduced. to a fraction the airport is reduced. to a fraction of the
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so why continue to monitor the fire at tokyo airport. which has engulfed an entire airlinerfrom at tokyo airport. which has engulfed an entire airliner from japan airlines. the passengers and crew on board were safely evacuated from the aeroplane however five from six japan coast guard members on board the coast guard aircraft that collided with japan airlines aircraft and prompting this fire, are now unaccounted for. and we understand the whole of the airport, we know the whole airport is now closed, all the runways are closed at haneda airport and flights are being diverted to other airports within japan being diverted to other airports withinjapan and internationally flights are being cancelled and delayed. japan airlines said all 367 passengers on board the plane were evacuated. at the moment they said the cause was not immediately clear but the commission with the coastguard aircraft seems to have been the cause. we have been monitoring the fire. we