'I felt my life was over': passenger in Japan Airlines crash recounts experience



All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft. ‘Honestly, I felt my life was over. But when I was able to get out of the plane, I felt relieved,’ said Aruto Iwama who was on the burning plane after coming back from visiting his family in Hokkaido, Japan.
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35 thoughts on “'I felt my life was over': passenger in Japan Airlines crash recounts experience”

  1. Ahhh classic Guardian News, a small crash caused by an earthquake is worse than a literal gen0cide and ethnic cleansing being inflicted on the Palestinians 👏👏👏

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  2. I'm so impressed that everyone got off – but having done my junior year of college in Tokyo, not surprised. I'll never forget my first earthquake in the dorm. The Japanese girls made sure I got out.
    I'm from the Midwest, where we worry about tornadoes, not earthquakes. Moved to California 40 years ago though, so now I'm accustomed to quakes.

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  3. Communication needs to be improved between pilots and the control tower universally around the world because of this crash. Don’t tell a pilot to hold short of C5 rather use proper safe universal language of ie. hold short runway 36 aircraft on final. All airports around the world need to use this terminology. KISS. Simple

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  4. I cant imagine those, especially the younger ones on the plane, to have experienced this. but as for you, and the crew of the plane, INCREDIBLE JOOB!!!! you saved the day! I hope y'all are okay! love you guys! 😘♥

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  5. If this happened in the philippines, everybody would be dead & the airport would be in flames, before anything gets done. I've heard filipinos say, they'd rather people die than be injured. Oh yes, i heard it loud & clear.

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  6. 日本のメディアは貨物室のペット2匹が置き去りにされ亡くなったことや、なぜ脱出までに時間がかかったのかなど、あらゆる視点から批判しようとしているのに対して、海外のメディアは客室乗務員の行動によって全員が生還できたことを絶賛していて、何かにつけて批判する日本人の体質とは大違いだなと思いました。
    元日からは大地震、その翌日には史上初のA350全損事故が起きてとても悲しいですが、こうして海外の方々が日本のことを応援してくれていてとても嬉しいです。ありがとうございます!

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  7. Passenger aircraft entrances and exits are very high off the ground. So if any passenger had jumped off without listening to the crew's instructions, he or she would have died or been seriously injured. There was no trouble other than that kind of fire, too.

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