90-second rule helped in the miraculous evacuation of Japan plane fire

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90-second rule helped in the miraculous evacuation of Japan plane fire

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January 03

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On the evening of January 2nd, a Japan Airlines plane carrying 379 people caught fire after colliding with

at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The astonishing part of the incident is that all 379 people on the Japan Airlines plane survived.

Footage from inside the aircraft shows it filled with smoke as passengers evacuate, and videos circulating online depict passengers sliding down inflatable slides and quickly moving away from the plane as flames engulf the engines. Subsequently, despite firefighting efforts, the aircraft was consumed by flames.

Mr. Braithwaite explained that according to safety regulations, aircraft designers must demonstrate that an airplane can be evacuated within 90 seconds with 50% of

available in the event of an accident. He noted that the 90-second rule applies in this case, stating, "Remember that such tests do not take place in a high-stress environment like the accident on January 2nd." In this , the crew's passenger evacuation performance was impressive, with no reported fatalities and only 17 passengers sustaining minor injuries. Aviation security expert Jeffrey Price, a professor of aviation at the Metropolitan State University of Colorado (USA), referred to the safe evacuation of everyone on the Japan Airlines flight as a "miracle."