The Japan Airlines passenger jet had reportedly been given permission by an air traffic controller to enter the runway at Haneda Airport before it crashed with the coastguard aircraft.
A Japanese Airlines plane burst into flames after it collided with a coast guard plane that was delivering relief supplies following a deadly earthquake. Miraculously, everyone on the airliner escaped. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Source
New footage taken from inside the plane shows passengers panicking as smoke fills the cabin. Several can be seen with masks and rags over their mouth in an effort to limit the smoke they inhale