Tokyo: According to Japan Airlines, the pilots of the aircraft that caught fire shortly after all 379 passengers and crew members managed to escape had no “visual contact” with the second aircraft involved in the incident on Thursday.
A JAL spokesperson told AFP that the three pilots could also not view the fire from the cockpit when it first started and were instead alerted to it by cabin workers.
After making a Tuesday night arrival at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, the aircraft collided with a Coast Guard aircraft. Six people were in the smaller aircraft, and all except one of them died.
The plane burst into a ball of fire, skidded to a stop, and was devoured by a massive fire, leaving behind a blackened shell on the tarmac.
However, according to JAL, the pilots claimed they had no “visual contact” with the other aircraft, despite the fact that one of them had seen “an object” just prior to the collision.
The official stated, “They said they felt an impact during those few seconds after the plane landed and around the time the front wheels touched or were about to touch the ground.”
According to broadcaster NHK, the chief flight attendant—one of the nine on board—notified the cockpit that the aircraft was on fire and that the cabin crew needed authorization to release the emergency doors.
By now, the video showed people pleading for the doors to be opened, babies crying, and the cabin growing hotter and more smoke-filled.
A young person’s cries of “Please let us out” can be heard in one video clip. Please. Kindly give it a look. Simply open it. Gosh, oh gosh.
Although the airliner had eight emergency exits, the fire forced everybody to evacuate through two slides at the front of the aircraft.
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