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Kyodo News
25-04-2025
- General
- Kyodo News
Airline failed to give proper evacuation guidance in Japan bomb scare
KYODO NEWS - Apr 24, 2025 - 10:01 | All, Japan Crew on a domestic flight operated by budget carrier Jetstar Japan Co., which made an emergency landing following a bomb threat in 2023, failed to instruct passengers on how to use the evacuation slide safely, according to a report on the incident released Thursday. The report from the Japan Transport Safety Board said the company did not tell passengers how to correctly position themselves on the slide during evacuation. It also found passengers were not instructed how to get off the slide, nor were they asked to assist fellow passengers after reaching the ground. The evacuation occurred at Chubu Centrair Airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Among the 142 passengers and crew who used the slide, 10 people fell, including a man in his 60s who jumped and suffered a broken hip. Four others suffered minor injuries after the Airbus A320, which departed Narita airport near Tokyo bound for Fukuoka in southwest Japan, was targeted with a bomb threat, according to the board under the transport ministry. A call was made to Narita airport in the early morning of Jan. 7, 2023, claiming that a bomb had been placed on the aircraft. Related coverage: Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in Japan after bomb threat
The Mainichi
24-04-2025
- General
- The Mainichi
Jetstar Japan failed to give proper evacuation guidance in bomb scare
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Crew on a domestic flight operated by budget carrier Jetstar Japan Co., which made an emergency landing following a bomb threat in 2023, failed to instruct passengers on how to use the evacuation slide safely, according to a report on the incident released Thursday. The report from the Japan Transport Safety Board said the company did not tell passengers how to correctly position themselves on the slide during evacuation. It also found passengers were not instructed how to get off the slide, nor were they asked to assist fellow passengers after reaching the ground. The evacuation occurred at Chubu Centrair Airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Among the 142 passengers and crew who used the slide, 10 people fell, including a man in his 60s who jumped and suffered a broken hip. Four others suffered minor injuries after the Airbus A320, which departed Narita airport near Tokyo bound for Fukuoka in southwest Japan, was targeted with a bomb threat, according to the board under the transport ministry. A call was made to Narita airport in the early morning of Jan. 7, 2023, claiming that a bomb had been placed on the aircraft.
Kyodo News
24-04-2025
- General
- Kyodo News
Airline failed to give proper evacuation guidance in Japan bomb scare
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 10:01 | All, Japan Crew on a domestic flight operated by budget carrier Jetstar Japan Co., which made an emergency landing following a bomb threat in 2023, failed to instruct passengers on how to use the evacuation slide safely, according to a report on the incident released Thursday. The report from the Japan Transport Safety Board said the company did not tell passengers how to correctly position themselves on the slide during evacuation. It also found passengers were not instructed how to get off the slide, nor were they asked to assist fellow passengers after reaching the ground. The evacuation occurred at Chubu Centrair Airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Among the 142 passengers and crew who used the slide, 10 people fell, including a man in his 60s who jumped and suffered a broken hip. Four others suffered minor injuries after the Airbus A320, which departed Narita airport near Tokyo bound for Fukuoka in southwest Japan, was targeted with a bomb threat, according to the board under the transport ministry. A call was made to Narita airport in the early morning of Jan. 7, 2023, claiming that a bomb had been placed on the aircraft. Related coverage: Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in Japan after bomb threat
Kyodo News
22-04-2025
- Business
- Kyodo News
Japan court orders airline to pay damages, grant breaks to crew
KYODO NEWS - 8 hours ago - 21:36 | All, Japan A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered a low-cost airline pay damages and grant its cabin crew breaks during flights in a lawsuit brought against the company claiming the lack of mandated rest while on duty violated the country's labor laws. The Tokyo District Court ordered Jetstar Japan Co. to pay 110,000 yen ($780) to each of the 35 plaintiffs, noting that there is a "high level of psychological and physical stress" during flights. The case centered on whether a rule that allows exceptions to mandatory breaks -- such as for long-haul services or when work includes time that effectively serves as a break -- applied in this instance. "The crew's health and dignity need to be protected for safe flights," the plaintiffs said in a statement after the ruling. Jetstar Japan expressed regret at the decision and filed an appeal later in the day. During the trial, the airline had claimed the flight attendants' work conditions did not require specified break periods, saying that they could take so-called crew rests in designated areas after providing in-flight services. But Presiding Judge Yasumori Takase said crew rests did not count as breaks as they would still be required to attend to passengers and medical emergencies, ensure flight safety and clean the cabin and therefore the circumstances could not be recognized as "low in stress." Related coverage: Japan to mandate protective steps for firms against abusive customers Job-hunting students continue to face sexual harassment in Japan
Kyodo News
22-04-2025
- Business
- Kyodo News
Japan court orders airline to pay damages, grant breaks to crew
KYODO NEWS - 8 minutes ago - 21:36 | All, Japan A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered a low-cost airline pay damages and grant its cabin crew breaks during flights in a lawsuit brought against the company claiming the lack of mandated rest while on duty violated the country's labor laws. The Tokyo District Court ordered Jetstar Japan Co. to pay 110,000 yen ($780) to each of the 35 plaintiffs, noting that there is a "high level of psychological and physical stress" during flights. The case centered on whether a rule that allows exceptions to mandatory breaks -- such as for long-haul services or when work includes time that effectively serves as a break -- applied in this instance. "The crew's health and dignity need to be protected for safe flights," the plaintiffs said in a statement after the ruling. Jetstar Japan expressed regret at the decision and filed an appeal later in the day. During the trial, the airline had claimed the flight attendants' work conditions did not require specified break periods, saying that they could take so-called crew rests in designated areas after providing in-flight services. But Presiding Judge Yasumori Takase said crew rests did not count as breaks as they would still be required to attend to passengers and medical emergencies, ensure flight safety and clean the cabin and therefore the circumstances could not be recognized as "low in stress." Related coverage: Japan to mandate protective steps for firms against abusive customers Job-hunting students continue to face sexual harassment in Japan
