{"id":37036,"date":"2024-01-03T03:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T03:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=37036"},"modified":"2024-01-03T03:43:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T03:43:08","slug":"japan-jet-crash-passengers-describe-chaos-inside-flight-516","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=37036","title":{"rendered":"Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC News:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>First came the shock, as the Airbus A350 carrying 379 people collided with a second plane while landing in Tokyo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then came heat and smoke as the jet sped along the runway in flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then survival instinct kicked in, as people scrambled to flee a cabin filling with fumes, knowing that lives depended on the next few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That all on Japan Airlines flight 516 escaped is extraordinary. Experts say a flawless evacuation and new technology played a large part in their survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">https:\/\/emp.bbc.com\/emp\/SMPj\/2.51.0\/iframe.htmlMedia caption,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch: Moment plane turns into fireball as it lands on runway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those on board the second plane, a smaller coastguard aircraft due to deliver aid to quake victims, were not as fortunate. Five were killed and the pilot is seriously injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-67862011\">Hundreds survive Japan plane fire after evacuation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators are piecing together what happened at 17:47 local time (08:47 GMT) at Haneda airport, and why two planes could have been on the runway at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now, videos and statements from passengers paint a picture of a few minutes of terror, then disbelief at what they had lived through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swede Anton Deibe, 17, a passenger, described the chaos after impact as the Airbus A350 lumbered to a halt on the runway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The entire cabin was filled with smoke within minutes,&#8221; he told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The smoke in the cabin stung like hell. It was a hell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We threw ourselves down on the floor. Then the emergency doors were opened and we threw ourselves at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We had no idea where we were going so we just run out into the field. It was chaos.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He, his parents and his sister managed to escape the wreckage unharmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC News: First came the shock, as the Airbus A350 carrying 379 people collided with a second plane while landing in Tokyo. Then came heat and smoke as the jet sped along the runway in flames. Then survival instinct kicked in, as people scrambled to flee a cabin filling with fumes, knowing that lives depended on the next few seconds. That all on Japan Airlines flight 516 escaped is extraordinary. 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