The fact it was a domestic Japanese flight may have made the evacuation process simpler

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Does the underlined part mean "if it was a domestic Japanese flight, it may have made the evacuation process simpler"?

The fact it was a domestic Japanese flight may have made the evacuation process simpler, the flight attendant told The Washington Post; most of the passengers would have shared the same language, making it easy to understand and comply with instructions. Japanese passengers are also likely to be well-trained for hazard and evacuation because of the preparation for natural disasters common in the country. An Australian official told Sky News Australia there were about a dozen of that country’s citizens on the commercial flight as well.

Source: How 379 people escaped fiery Japan Airlines plane crash by Victoria Bisset, Helier Cheung and Naomi Schanen
 
No. There is no "if" here. That part says: "The reason the evacuation process was simple, was probably because it was a domestic Japanese flight".
 

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