Air travellers who take cabin safety briefings seriously are more likely to remain calm during an emergency. The key is getting the message across first, says CNA's Alison Jenner.
The Japan Airlines passenger jet had reportedly been given permission by an air traffic controller to enter the runway at Haneda Airport before it crashed with the coastguard aircraft.
Within 20 minutes, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members slid down emergency chutes to get away from the plane. "I can only say it was a miracle," one survivor said.
World News - HANEDA AIRPORT, Tokyo, Japan – The flight between the northern city of Sapporo and Tokyo’s Haneda airport is Japan’s busiest air route. Japan Airlines (JAL) operates 16 round-trip flights a day. But when JAL516 followed that route to Haneda on Jan 2, what. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Jet burst into flames after collision with Coast Guard plane All 379 aboard Japan Airlines plane escaped fire Aviation expert praises evacuation 'miracle' Five of six crew on Coast Guard plane killed Coast Guard plane was due to deliver aid to quake zone
TOKYO (Reuters) - All 379 people aboard.