What if they get rescued on Christmas?

With a November 20th release date and weekly episodes, the 6th episode falls on December 25th. If the plane crashed in May 1996, 19 months later would fall in December 1997.

I can't stop imagining what could happen in a YJ Christmas episode - a final holiday feast, decorations made of remains, rescue helicopters manifesting as Santa's sleigh lol - and of course the needle drop opportunities.

While the first episode of season 2 shows them getting off the plane in 1998, I think it's reasonable they had a few days of recovery and medical assessments between Christmas and the New Year before ultimately flying back to NJ.