Taiwan passenger plane explodes in flames at Naha airport

Taiwan passenger plane explodes in flames at Naha airport

NAHA, Japan - China Airlines Chief Executive Officer Chao Kuo-shuai (L) visits a Naha hotel Aug. 20. with a passenger who was on the China Airlines plane that burst into flames at Okinawa Prefecture's Naha airport earlier in the day. All 157 passengers and eight crew members were safe.

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