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Tokyo Haneda Airport Collision: Critical Decisions that Saved Lives

A Japan Airlines passenger jet hit a Japan Coast Guard plane on a runway at Haneda Airport on January 2. Five personnel on the JCG aircraft died, but all 379 people on board the passenger jet survived in an evacuation some have called a "miracle." NHK looks into the circumstances surrounding the two aircraft and the flight controllers. Together with aviation experts, we analyze why the fail-safe system didn't work and how the successful evacuation was made.

English
  • Originally Aired January 19, 2024
  • Runtime 27 minutes
  • Created January 22, 2024 by
    silsha
  • Modified January 22, 2024 by
    silsha