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World Sky 634 is starting to deviate from its course.

- What's happening? - Apparently, there was

- GPS failure during flight. - GPS?

Yuuki-san. Can you take my place?

- I hear today's your last day at work? - The network that

controls satellite data was hacked.

- Hacked? - Are you serious?

All aircraft will be turning back to Japan.

Aren't there more than 60 in all?

We're heading back to Haneda now.

There aren't enough spots at Haneda for all of them.

- We have no choice but to take them in. - You're all protecting

the safety of this airport. I'm counting on you.

- Is the radio working? - No, it isn't.

This is Tokyo Approach.

Lights just came back on.

What in the world is happening?!

Check the radio and

other equipment close to it too.

Japan Air 1251. Radio check. How do you read?

Japan Air 1251. Reading you fine now.

Radio's back on.

- How is it? - It's not working.

The emergency generator's not working.

Why the heck isn't it working?

Check it one more time.

What about power to the Tower and Airport Terminal?

That's fine. The backup battery's sending power there.

How long will the battery last?

At this rate, 3 hours.

If this power outage is connected to the GPS hacking,

it's a grave situation. Shinoda. I'm going to the Ministry

to find out what's going on the U.S. You call the Power Supply Monitoring Room

and see if you can find out the cause of the power outage.

I'm going to be sitting in

the observer's seat on the flight to New York tomorrow morning.

Hello. Power Supply Monitoring Room.

This is Shinoda at Haneda Terminal Radar.

Earlier, there was a power outage. Do you know what caused it?

Yes. The power went out earlier

when power line sending electricity to Haneda

was inadvertently cut during construction work

on Kanjo 8 Line.

We got word from the power company that it will take more than half a day before power's restored.

Can we continue operations here?

Yes. You should be fine for the time being.

- However, there's one problem - Problem?

Actually, the emergency generator that's supposed to

kick in during emergency isn't working.

But we're getting power right now.

That's being supplied by the other backup

battery used for charging.

However, this battery will only last 3 hours.

- 3 hours?! - Once this battery dies,

we won't be able to supply power to

the Tower or Airport Terminal.

We're putting all our effort into restoring the emergency generator.

We'll take care of the passengers here, so

you take a few people with you to the back and

- get blankets and other warm items. - Blankets?!

The temperature in the terminal may go down because of the power outage.

We may need to distribute them to the passengers.

Chief. Chief!

How's the situation in the U.S.?

The Ministry's trying to find out now, but

- no word yet. - I'll try to make a call too.

- Who are you calling? - Federal Aviation Administration's

- Suzuki Maki. - Suzuki.

You mean that Suzuki Maki?!

You're calling about the hacking incident?

Yeah. What's going on there?

The hacker was arrested.

Apparently, it wasn't a terrorist, but a criminal who delights in people's reaction to his crime.

Safety has been confirmed, so

the no fly order in the U.S. has been lifted.

This information was sent to ATMC a little while ago so

Haneda should get the word too shortly.

We're hoping to get GPS restored in 3 hours or so.

I see. Thanks.

If anything happens, give me a call again.

If something comes up here that you should be aware of,

I'll let you know. Himuro-san.

Please give my regards to Yuuki-san.

Sure. I'll give him the message.

You mean the emergency generator isn't working and power is being supplied by battery?

- Yes. - How long before the emergency generator's restored?

We're not sure at the moment.

That's not good. If the battery dies...

Shinoda. Call's coming in from Himuro. Stay on the line and listen in.

This is Himuro. The hacking in U.S. was done by a criminal for pleasure, and

wasn't related to terrorist activity. The hacker has been arrested,

and the no fly order has been lifted as well.

Is the information from a reliable source?

I confirmed it with Suzuki Maki at the Federal Aviation Agency.

- You talked to Maki? - Yes.

I got confirmation from the Ministry too, so

you should be hearing from ATMC soon.

All right.

Shinoda. As soon as I get instructions from ATMC

- I'll give you a call. - Got it.

The problem with the generator remains, but

it's a relief terrorists weren't involved.

Yuuki-san. Let's get the aircraft standing by for takeoff get on their way.

With flights originally heading for Kansai Airport, Centrair, and Itami,

along with flights heading for U.S. turning back,

a great number of flights are headed for Haneda.

We need to open up spots by sending off as many flights

in stand by status as possible.

Yano-san. Will you let ATMC know that we're letting domestic flights

flying north and other flights to Asia and Europe take off?

Got it.

How's it going there?

- It's not working. - Why isn't it working?

Hey, make a call to the emergency generator room again.

This is the Power Supply Monitoring Room.

Looks like we'll have enough fuel to get us back to Haneda.

If everything goes well, there should be no problem at all.

But if we consider fuel usage,

you might consider flying at a higher altitude...

That was uncalled for. Sorry.

That's okay. That's a good call.

Go ahead and speak your mind. That's part of your training too.

Got it.

Listen up. Domestic flights heading north and flights to Asia and Europe.

We're resuming those departures immediately.

Regarding arrivals, runways are closed at Kansai International, Itami,

and Centrair due to heavy snow.

Haneda and Narita are getting a lot of requests to divert.

In addition, numerous flights are turning back to

Japan from the U.S.

Because of that, departures will take place in between successive landing flights.

Let's back up one another

and hand them over to the Tower safely yet quickly.

Got it. Yuuki-san.

Even after coordinating with Narita and splitting the load,

Haneda will have to take in approximately 100 flights.

If we consider arranging for parking spots for aircraft,

we have a big job ahead of us.

- Yano-san. I have a favor to ask. - What is it?

Even if the departing flight take off,

we won't have enough spots for the arriving flights.

There will be confusion on the taxiways.

- Will you lend us that? - Surely not that!

Someone, take Kondo's place. Kondo, come here for a minute.

What's the matter?

There's something I want you to go get with Yano-san.

No, if I have to, I can go get it by myself.

I... Hey, wait.

Kondo-kun. Kondo-kun.

It's okay. I'll go by myself.

What?! With all these extra flights coming in,

- we're going to have departures too?! - As far as departures go,

emergency staff has been called in to handle that.

All right.

Ahh. HVAC went down after all.

It's starting to get cold.

Excuse me. Can we borrow a blanket?

It's cold.

Can you possibly get more blankets?

- What?! - Foreign airlines

don't necessarily have offices here.

Let's help them out.

I don't think we're in a position to worry about other airlines.

Ask the office staff in the back for cooperation.

We need to help each other at times like this.

Okay. I'll gather all the blankets and anything people can wrap themselves in.

Thanks.

Sakai-san. I'll take your place.

- Okay. - Oh, Shinoda-san.

Can you take my place here?

I'll take watch over there. I'd like to go back to our

regular rotation. I start losing focus staring

- at the same screen for a long time. - All right.

What's wrong, Sakai? You're not feeling well? Are you okay?

- Ah~. - Sakai-san?

Low tension due to rotation (bad pun). Just kidding.

Oh God. For the first time in my life, I feel like drop kicking a girl.

I did a drop kick on drop candies once.

What?! What kind of a situation is that?

I get stressed out too looking at the

radar screen all this time. I can only vent by making bad puns.

Even so, people normally don't do that in this situation, do they?

Yamashita-san. Let's just let her vent for now.

Okay, let's get back to work.

Star Flyer 458. You are No. 6 sequence.

Reduce speed to 200 knots.

Are you really using them? I don't like it one bit.

- But I guess it can't be helped. - Yuuki-san, here they are.

But handle it with...Ah!! Those are not cheap, you know.

They're expensive...Ahh! Hey, wait. Look,

the corner of the pieces will get chipped. You know, the corner.

Gently...Kondo-kun, Kondo-kun. Do you know what

gently means? Gently.

Yes, that's right. That's it, that's it.

Ahh! Hey, hey. Are you sure they'll be all right?

We'll use these to determine parking positions of the

landing aircraft and to control traffic on the runways.

Okay then, for 737 and below and Triple 7, we'll use the pawn and knight.

Let's go with rook and bishop for 747 and Airbus 320.

This new piece is clean, so we'll call this 787.

Wait a minute. That's brand new.

This certainly makes it easier to manage.

I guess it can't be helped.

Listen, everyone. Tell us the model of the aircraft before it lands.

Depending on that, we'll coordinate parking spots with the navigation information officer.

You got that?

Delta 164. Turn left heading 040.

Delta 164. Tokyo Tower.

Runway 34 Right cleared to land. Wind 320 at 7.

Japan Air 882. Descend and maintain 4,000.

Cleared for ILS Zulu Runway 34 Left approach.

Contact Tower 124 decimal 35.

Japan Air 882. Check your down. Runway 34 Left cleared to land.

Wind 340 at 3.

Can you expand the screen a little?

I thought I'd confirm how many flights

are heading back from the U.S,

We should let the Tower know so they can arrange for the spots.

23 aircraft, huh? The last one in this row is Japan Air 53.

I thought they were taking a detour here, but the clouds are thick.

The weather's rough over the ocean too.

Japan Air 53 is the very last, right?

Yes. Once they contact us,

that's the last of the flights heading back from U.S.

Excuse me. Can you take my place?

Pyo! What's wrong pyo? Hey! Pyo!

What are you doing?

I'm letting the birds know of the emergency situation.

Firing a blank is faster. Let's move on.

You're so impatient. They won't like you in Italy.

- Thanks. - Sure.

JAL 565 is landing.

Nothing's open near the terminal.

Actually, Japan Air 254 in Spot 14

can probably be moved to Spot 38.

Then let's put JAL 565 in Spot 14.

Coming up next is JAL 1142.

- 1142. - It's starting to get really tight.

Listen. Move all the tow trucks and cars

from this area. They'll be using the area as parking spots.

- This whole area? - That's right.

It's hard to decide when to let the landing flights in.

Japan Air 101. Runway 34 Right. Line up and wait.

Japan Air 101. Roger.

- That timing?! - I think now's the only time.

Japan Air 101. Wind 340 at 5.

Runway 34 Right cleared for takeoff.

- I'm impressed. - Me too.

"WARNING. Power Supply Voltage Low."

Yuuki-san, the runway lights are getting dimmer.

- What?! - This side too.

All runway lights are getting dimmer.

Yuuki-san, the aircraft next in line to land

is reporting that the lights are blinking on and off, making

it dangerous. They say they're going around one more time.

All Nippon 388.

Go around. Execute missed approach. Climb and maintain 4,000.

Yuuki-san, the power supply from the battery is declining.

At this rate, none of the runways will be usable.

- Yano-san. - Yes?

How about redirecting the power being supplied to the four runways

to just one runway?

That's an idea. By directing all the power to one runway,

that one runway can maintain its bright lights.

Listen up, everyone. We're sending all the power to 34 Left starting now.

Turn off all the other runway lights.

Japan Air 53. Can you hear me?

Japan Air 53. Please respond.

- What's wrong? - Japan Air 53

lost radar contact and can't be contacted.

- How long has it been? - 2 minutes have elapsed.

Yano-san just called to tell us to route all flights to 34 Left.

- What? - All the flights to 34 Left?

What happened?

Just a minute.

- Sakai speaking. - This is Yuuki.

How far is the furthest flight heading back to

Haneda from U.S.?

The furthest is Japan Air 53.

Distance is...

Oh no. Japan Air 53 has disappeared.

We've lost contact with them.

Last time I looked, they were 10 miles behind the aircraft ahead of it, so

if nothing happened, according to the distance of the aircraft ahead of it,

I believe it's about 110 miles away.

What happened?

The battery's starting to run low and currently we're directing all power

to 34 Left to keep it lit. But we don't know how long that will last.

- What?! It's 16:02 now.

We only have 30 minutes until sunset.

If the emergency generator remains down,

the runway will be dark.

If that happens, the runway won't be visible, and

the aircraft will be unable to land.

Japan Air 53 should be diverted to an outlying airport.

Narita's full too with returning flights from U.S.

Landing at Ibaragi is difficult due to inclement weather.

Does that mean this is the only place it can land?

It's just barely going to make sunset.

Confirm Japan Air 53's status with Tokyo Control.

Have it increase its speed as soon as

- you get in touch. - Will do.

All Nippon 302. Reduce speed to 190 knots.

Contact lost, huh? Are they all right?

For now, let's just

pass on each aircraft to the Tower one at a time.

Yes, let's do that.

Hey, hurry. At this rate, the runway lights will go off.

Don't let the lights go out!

Settsu. Satoyama. Go check the generator again.

Regarding Japan Air 53 flying enroute,

- can you get in touch with it? - That's the thing.

We've lost contact for about 5 minutes now.

It should be entering your zone shortly.

All right.

I wonder what happened to make it lose contact.

Did something happen?

Let's hope it's just affected by the clouds.

27 minutes left.

Without knowing its situation, we don't even know if it'll make it on time.

Dacchi. Can we switch?

I want you to contact Japan Airlines and

- ask about Flight 53. - Will do.

Sakai-san. Japan Air 53.

Thank goodness.

Then can you just keep contact with Flight 53?

I want to follow-up elsewhere so I'd appreciate it if you can find out what's going on.

Japan Air 53. Tokyo Approach.

We lost contact for a while. Is everything all right?

That's Shinoda-san.

Japan Air 53. We were passing through thick clouds.

There's no problem whatsoever with the flight.

Japan Air 53. Increase speed to 320 knots.

There's a possibility the runway lights at Haneda may go out.

If you don't arrive by sunset, you won't be able to land.

What happened?

We're having power outage at Haneda.

Restoration work is in progress, but

there's not much charge left in the battery.

Is there a possibility power will be restored soon?

The engineers are working desperately, but

we don't know yet. We only have 20 minutes until sunset.

Got it. We'll speed up.

We'll set the speed at 320.

Roger. Speed 320.

How many miles to Haneda?

80 miles.

If we're in a hurry, maybe we should fly at a lower altitude.

Lower altitude? Earlier, you said we'll burn more fuel

going against the wind.

We'll burn more fuel, but

if you consider the descent rate and wind flow,

you'll get to the airport faster if you fly lower.

It's a race against sunset.

Let's request altitude with the least wind resistance

and take the fastest route to the airport.

Looks contact was made with Japan Air 53.

15 minutes left.

- Will they make it in time? - Just in case something happens,

I'll check if Yokota AFB can take it.

U.S. Forces won't accept Japanese aircraft

unless it's an extremely unusual circumstance.

Yes. We'll just have to let them decide

if this is an extremely unusual circumstance or not.

7 more minutes.

Japan Air 53. Descend and maintain 5,000.

Cleared for ILS Zulu. Runway 34 Left approach.

Contact Tower 118 decimal 1.

Japan Air 53. Descend and maintain 5,000.

Cleared for ILS Zulu. Runway 34 Left approach.

Contact Tower.

Autopilot off.

So they've made it this far. I wonder how the runway's looking.

Shinoda. I heard about the situation. Does it look like it'll make it on time?

I don't know.

Sakai-san, can you take my place for a while?

- Hello, Matsukawa speaking. - This is Shinoda at Terminal Radar.

Does it look like the emergency generator will be restored soon?

We don't know. We're doing everything we can too.

Is there any way we can preserve power for the lights?

If there's a way...

Currently, the battery's supplying power to the Airport Terminal too.

If we can reroute that power to the runway....

Are you saying if we can somehow conserve power going to the Airport Terminal,

the runway lights will stay on?

Yes. Theoretically, they should.

We'll do our utmost best to get the emergency generator working.

All right.

Himuro-san. Where's the Airport Director?

He heard about the situation and he's heading to the Tower.

Please take my place here.

- Shinoda. - Director.

- I have a request. - What is it?

In order to provide the runway with enough power,

I need your permission to turn off the lights at the Airport Terminal.

If we can conserve power at the Airport Terminal,

I was told that power can be provided to the runway.

Don't be ridiculous. If the lights go off at the terminal,

passengers will get anxious. It's a security issue as well.

- I realize that. - Do you want the airport to go into panic?

The airport staff won't go into panic because of something like that.

No matter what happens they will consider passengers first and handle the situation with composure.

Shinoda-san, that request is out of the question.

In order to cut off power to the Airport Terminal, you know very well that

there are procedures we have to follow, don't you?

- Director. - Yano-san. What about Yokota?

They're still dealing with the GPS issue, so it might take a while.

Please. We don't have time.

If there's no runway lights,

the aircraft can't land.

- All right. - Thank you.

- Here are the extra blankets. - Thanks.

This is Shinoda with Tokyo Airport Air Traffic Services.

Kaori.

I need a favor from all of you.

Currently, there's one aircraft heading for Haneda Airport,

and it's getting ready to land.

Shinoda-san.

However, because of the power outage,

the runway lights aren't getting enough power.

At this rate, landing would be extremely difficult.

If we turn off the lights at the Airport Terminal

and reroute that power, the runway lights will remain lit.

I was a member of the ground staff myself.

I understand the problems you are dealing with right now.

There's something I learned when I became an air traffic controller.

That's the fact that even though we're in different positions, every staff member who

works at the airport has a strong desire to

protect the safety of airplanes.

Please, everyone. Please help me out here.

Please help us land the aircraft.

Please.

Keep the company radio an PC on, but

let's shut everything else off.

The copier too, please.

Let's all split up and turn off any lights

that we can.

Attention passengers. We will now be turning off the lights, but

please don't worry.

I had them turn off the lights in the back too.

- Have them turn off the arrival and departure signs too. - If we turn off the signs,

both the ground staff and passengers will be confused.

This is where we get to show off our skill.

You've got the flight numbers and the times memorized, don't you?

No matter what happens, we're going to take care of everything.

Okay then. Turn off the lights.

They're not lit yet.

Believe. Everyone's cooperating for us. Don't worry.

Japan Air 53. Runway 34 Left Cleared to Land.

Wind is 340 at 3.

Japan Air 53. Runway 34 Left.

Roger.

The lights are still dim. They need to get a little brighter.

I bet it's looking pretty dark from the cockpit too.

Please light up.

It's coming!

It's about time for it to land.

Dear God, please. I'll refrain from making

bad puns just for tomorrow, so please let Flight 53 land safely.

Let's have faith the lights will go on.

- They're not on yet. - It might take some time.

Are they on?

Please. Go on.

It's here! It's coming!

Fly away.

- Lights are on. - All right. They're on.

It got brighter.

- Minimum. - Landing.

This is it. Keep calm as you come down.

Don't go out on us now.

Please.

Japan Air 53. We don't have an open spot for you yet.

Enter taxiway via Lima 8 and

stand by for further instructions.

Nice landing.

- It landed safely. - All right!

- Loud cheers (daiKANSEI) from the Tower (KANSEItou) - That's not funny, but...

What a relief, huh?

Set. Parking brake.

- That was a good flight. - What was good about it?

It was the best flight that made us realize that

we're not flying the sky by ourselves.

Iida. Good job on your first flight.

Thank you.

Start it up!

We got the engine going.

- It started! - Yes! All right!

It's on.

Spot 14 is getting vacated.

Roger.

You take care of the rest.

Japan Air 53. Spot 14 is now available.

Head there via Whiskey 5.

Thank you for your hard work.

My hand got numb all of a sudden.

- Are you okay? - Captain, look.

- My nail split from nerves. - I never heard of such a thing.

It's not split, what are you talking about?

- Take good look. - Where?!

Thank you for your cooperation.

Power's back.

All right, everyone. Let's get back to work.

We're to continue operation as is for a while.

The main power source should be restored in a couple of hours.

Everyone, thanks for your hard work today.

I was watching the news earlier, but they didn't

say a word about us. They just talked about disruption in service.

That's okay. We're the unsung heroes.

Well, everyone. Have a good Christmas.

Dismissed.

- Good night. - Good night.

"Takeuchi-san Good Day!"

Thanks for your hard work at Haneda. Come back as a global ATC. I'll be waiting. Yuuki.

Takeuchi-san.

Yuuki-san, I asked you not to tell anyone.

Even if you don't want it,

we all want to give you a proper send off.

Takeuchi-san. Even though it was only for a short time, thank you for everything.

A small Christmas present from us all.

There's one for Sora-kun too.

- Thank you. - No. Thank YOU.

Thanks, guys.

Thanks.

- Even the hard-hearted can be moved to tears. - Really. What a surprise, huh?

Leave me alone. But did you take a look?

Nakajima-san and your lockers are all messed up.

Yakiko?

What's this?! It's disgusting and creepy.

And they won't come off.

- Merry Christmas! - This sucks. It's the pits.

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!

So you had to meddle until the end.

Wasn't it you who planned the surprise event?

I'm sorry.

Takeuchi-san, why did you request a transfer to Canada?

In the future, there will be more and more arrivals and departures at Haneda,

making traffic even more complicated.

I'm going to ICAO to learn the most advanced air traffic control technique

and bring that back to Japan.

I see.

And, I haven't told this to anyone, but

- it's about Sora's father too. - Sora-kun's father?

His father was an air traffic controller.

On his way home from work, he had a car accident and died.

I got home after a night shift,

and I was unable to see him off to work.

I would've liked to see him off with a smile for the last time.

With people's fate, you never know what'll happen at any time.

That's why we should cherish today, and the important people in our lives.

I never felt the weight of life more than I did at that time.

That's why I want to keep on protecting many lives as an air traffic controller.

I want to carry out this job that entrusts us with people's lives.

- For his sake too. - So that's what it was.

I'm sorry, for bringing back painful memories.

That's okay. I was suffering too, unable to tell anyone.

Shinoda-san. I'm not saying good bye.

Takeuchi-san.

One day, I'll catch up to you.

Until the day you return to Japan

and we can work together again.

Until then, I'll work hard.

Until that day, we'll do everything we can to protect Haneda Airport.

I know you can do it. Good luck.

Papa!

- How have you been? - Papa, we missed you.

All right. I made reservations at a nice restaurant today.

Papa will carry you guys until we get there. Let's go.

- I want steak. - I want hamburger.

- Hamburger? - Yeah.

- Omurice and spaghetti... - Boy, you want to eat a lot.

- Families are wonderful. - Aren't they?

- Uh... - Look. What?

- You go first. - No, you go ahead.

Then lady first. Do you have any plans tonight?

No. Oh, you wanna go eat somewhere?

I'm going down (SUITAI) because I'm hungry (SUITA).

Isn't that kinda forcing it?

Shall we go then?

Oh, Sakai. If you're free tomorrow,

you wanna go see trains at Higashi Tokorozawa?

- Well, I guess a Christmas like that's okay too. - And there's this place called Kotesashi...

- Good night. - Good night.

Aren't you going home?

No one's at home anyway.

I bought a Christmas tree, you know.

- Pathetic. - Yes, I'm pathetic.

I'm pathetic to the max.

I'm heading over to Tokyo Control.

There's something I need to take there. Shall I come with you? To Tokorozawa.

- I don't need you. - Oh, you don't need me.

Yano-san. Why don't you come with me?

Ah. That's fine, but can we stop by Shikishima Cafe?

I'm out of coffee beans.

That's fine. But is it okay if I wait outside?

- Huh? How come? - I have some issues with him.

Ah... Well then, good night.

Good night.

Got it on the train baggage rack this morning.

Merry Christmas.

"Winner of Tokorozawa Mascot Character Contest Announced!!"

"Congratulations Tokorozawa Yakiko"

It's a miracle!

Merry Christmas! Yakiko!

- It was a chaotic day, wasn't it? - It's always chaotic at Haneda.

Maki. Was she doing well?

Yes. She said to give you her regards.

Oh yeah? She must be hard at work at FAA

protecting safety of the skies around the world.

We can't let her get ahead of us, huh?

Yes. Takeuchi too, but

- I sense the same quality in Shinoda. - Is that right?

She's of a different type, but

I believe she'll be an outstanding controller with new ideas.

All the air traffic controllers at Haneda are outstanding.

Whether the number of flights increase or the formation becomes complex,

they can deal with it as if nothing happened.

Those abroad are good too, but I believe

Japanese air traffic controllers are the best in the world.

Including Yuuki-san and me.

I never thought we'd be called in by the Minister on Christmas Day

Looks like it'll be an unforgettable Christmas.

Okay. Let's get another round of work done.

We will now commence the Christmas hand bell concert

by the ground staff of Japan Airlines.

If you'd like, please use this.

Hand bell players are entering the stage.

Welcome home.

I'm back.

- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.

Sky Japan 72. Runway 34 Left.

Cleared to Land. Wind 320 at 3.

All Nippon 141. Contact Ground 118 decimal 22.

All Nippon 141. Hold short of Runway 34 Right.

Pan Pacific 23. Contact Tower 118 decimal 72.

Pan Pacific 23. Line up and wait. Runway 05.

Got it. Thanks.

Yuuki-san, please check this out.

Would you like some chocolate? - Oh thanks.

- But no thanks. - Come on, have one.

Japan Air 571. Wind 340 at 5.

Runway 34 Right cleared for takeoff.

Good day.