Japan Airlines Flight 516 collided with a Coast Guard plane on January 2, killing five people.
A Japanese transport ministry panel on Monday proposed a number of air traffic control measures to boost safety, nearly six months after a fatal collision.A Japan Airlines jetliner collided with a Coast Guard plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2, killing five people.The panel recommended hiring more air traffic control staff at the country's major airports, and introducing supplementary alert systems on the runway and in the traffic control room.
Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito pledged to take measures proposed in the report, prioritizing a staffing increase before the summer travel season.The collision occurred when Japan Airlines Flight 516 landed right behind the Coast Guard aircraft preparing to take off on the same seaside runway. Both aircraft were engulfed in flames. All 379 passengers and crew of the JAL's Airbus A350-900 airliner safely evacuated in 18 minutes.
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