Seventeen-year-old Anton Deibe, a passenger on the Japan Airlines flight that caught fire after colliding with a Japanese coast guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, shared his harrowing experience of the incident. Anton, who was traveling with his parents and sister, recounted the chaotic moments inside the cabin as the plane caught fire.
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In an interview with the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Anton Deibe described the rapidly escalating situation inside the plane. “The entire cabin was filled with smoke within a few minutes. We threw ourselves down on the floor. Then the emergency doors were opened, and we threw ourselves at them,” he said.
He further detailed the intensity of the smoke, saying, “The smoke in the cabin stung like hell. It was a hell. We have no idea where we are going, so we just run out into the field. It was chaos.”
Anton Deibe’s account provides a glimpse into the panic and urgency faced by passengers during the evacuation process following the collision on the runway at Haneda Airport. The incident involved the Japan Airlines flight catching fire, prompting a swift and coordinated evacuation effort to ensure the safety of all on board.