Japan Airlines estimates loss of about $104.8 million from collision

January 4, 2024 - 4:37 PM
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Officials investigate a burnt Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350 plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan January 3, 2024. (Reuters/Issei Kato)

 Japan Airlines Co said on Thursday it estimated the operating loss amount will be about 15 billion yen ($104.81 million) from its flight JL516 and the Japan Coast Guard aircraft collision on Jan. 2.

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The loss will be covered by the insurance, the company said.

($1 = 143.1100 yen)

— Reporting by Kantaro Komiya and Kaori Kaneko

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