Japan Airlines collision: Why evacuation was ’miraculous’

Investigations into the collision between a Japan Airlines aircraft and a smaller coast guard plane at Haneda Airport on Jan 2 are ongoing. READ MORE: While five of the six coast guard plane crew members were killed, all 379 passengers and crew escaped the Airbus A350 aircraft unscathed. Mr Gary Ho, a senior lecturer in aviation management at Temasek Polytechnic weighs in on how those onboard JL516 managed to evacuate safely and smoothly. To The Point explains the news to you with experts, newsmakers and journalists. The vertical-format show gives quick analysis of a topic’s most salient points in minutes for our audiences on the go, whether it’s a viral social post everyone’s been talking about, sociocultural issues, or hard-hitting headline news. Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ WHATSAPP ➤ TIKTOK ➤ @straitstimes INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TWITTER ➤ TELEGRAM ➤ PODCASTS ➤ #straitstimes #aeroplanes #emergencies #japanairlines