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18 minutes seems like a hell of a long time to get out of a damn burning plane

I've never been to Japan but in the US people are standing and ready to exit as soon as the plane docks to the airport so I can imagine people running for their lives in this scenario.

5 minutes at most would seem more understandable

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People running for their lives likely will increase the time to get everybody out.

Two people might try to get out of an exit door simultaneously, or someone might push over another passenger to get to the exit door, making those behind them trip over the fallen passenger, etc.

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