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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Hiroshi HIYAMA, Etienne BALMER

The 'Textbook' Evacuation From Japan Jet Inferno

A carefully rehearsed and executed evacuation that stopped the plane turning into a death trap, experts said (Credit: AFP)

After landing, smoke filled the cabin and flames licked the windows, but the Japan Airlines crew got all 367 passengers safely off the aircraft in an orderly fashion -- and just in time.

Babies and children screamed and panic-stricken passengers begged to be let off, footage from the scene on Tuesday at Tokyo's Haneda Airport showed.

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