Airlines (Commonwealth Union)_All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines canceled 200 domestic flights on Friday, as one runway at Haneda Airport remains out of service due to the plane collision at the airport on Tuesday. An additional 33,000 passengers affected as authorities assess runway damage
Authorities started removing the damaged Coast Guard aircraft and JAL passenger plane that were disrupting one of the four runways at Haneda, on Thursday evening. Reopening the runway will be delayed, as repair work may be needed.
JAL will cancel 102 domestic flights that connect Haneda with Hokkaido, Kansai, Kyushu and other destinations, further, affecting about 15,000 passengers. 98 ANA flights are scheduled to be canceled meanwhile, involving 18,500 passengers.
ANA will operate temporary flights to and from Narita Airport, east of Tokyo, the company said on Friday. A total of 24 extra flights will be operated on Friday and Saturday, connecting Narita to Hokkaido, Osaka and Fukuoka.
Nearly 200 domestic flights by JAL and ANA were canceled on Thursday, with over 38,000 people affected.
New details from the Japan Airlines crash suggest that warning signals were not working properly at Tokyo Haneda Airport, and the Japanese Coast Guard aircraft did not have permission to enter the runway.
Several new details are emerging regarding the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 516 at Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) on January 2, 2024.
Reports say that the Japanese Coast Guard aircraft did not have permission to line up for takeoff in addition to safety features being out.
Japan Airlines anticipates losses of $105 million due to the crash of its Airbus A350. Japan Airlines estimated on Thursday that the collision of its flight JL516 with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft on Tuesday would result in substantial losses, estimating an operating loss of about 15 billion yen ($104.81 million) following a runway collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. An Airbus A350 widebody jet operated by JAL, carrying 379 passengers and crew, collided with a smaller Coast Guard plane and caught fire, en route to deliver aid to earthquake-stricken areas . Tragically, five of the six crew members aboard the Coast Guard aircraft died, and the surviving pilot sustained severe injuries.
Cost of aircraft destroyed in blaze will be covered by insurance, the company said, adding it was assessing the impact on its earnings forecast for the financial year ending March 31.
Insurance industry sources have said U.S. insurer AIG was the lead insurer on a $130 million “all-risks” policy for the 2-year-old JAL Airbus A350 widebody jet that was destroyed by a fire following the collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
According to Aviation Safety Network, it was the first-ever hull loss globally for the A350 model,. The type, made largely from carbon composite, entered commercial service in 2015.
TOKYO — Japan has commenced investigating the fiery collision at Haneda Airport on Tuesday night, hoping communication records between air traffic controllers and the pilots involved can shed light on how two planes simultaneously came to occupy the same spot on a runway.
An official from the Japan Transport Safety Board, part of the transport ministry, informed reporters on Wednesday that the JTSB has recovered the flight and voice recorders of the Coast Guard plane but is still searching for the equipment from the JAL flight.
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Investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances leading to the collision, focusing on potential professional negligence and communication errors. Air traffic control had instructed the Coast Guard plane to halt near the runway, but transcripts indicate that the instructions might not have been followed. Authorities are examining multiple safety measures, including malfunctioning stop lights intended to prevent such incidents.
JAL estimates an operating loss of around 15 billion yen ($105 million) due to the accident, although insurance will cover the destroyed aircraft, insured by AIG under a $130 million “all-risks” policy. This incident marks the first hull loss for the A350 model worldwide since its commercial debut in 2015.
Flight disruptions persisted, despite the efficient evacuation of passengers within 18 minutes after the collision, causing frustration among affected travellers, with numerous flights cancelled or delayed at Tokyo Haneda and Sapporo Shin Chitose airports.
The recovery process continues amid debris scattered across the runway, and investigations aim to shed light on the causes and implications of this tragic accident.
