TOWNHALL | Published December 29, 2024
We have footage of the horrific plane crash that occurred in South Korea yesterday. A Jeju airliner crashed, killing most of the 181 passengers onboard. Authorities say there are only two survivors. It’s incredible that there were any survivors based on the video. According to reports, the aircraft’s landing gear failed, which led to this tragic crash.
There’s also footage of something striking the aircraft before it crashed at Muan International Airport. Some are saying it might have been a bird strike. The incident occurred around 9:03 am local time. If the death toll holds, which currently sits at 179, it will be South Korea’s worst civil aviation disaster (via The Guardian):
Fire authorities say that among the 181 people aboard the Jeju Air flight from Bangkok, all but two are presumed dead after the aircraft crashed during an emergency landing at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, according to Yonhap News.
Rescue teams continue to search the wreckage where more bodies remain inside the fuselage. Two survivors, one passenger and one crew member, were pulled from the tail section and are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.
The Boeing 737-800 attempted a belly landing at around 9:03am local time after its landing gear reportedly failed to deploy.
Witnesses reported hearing loud “bang” noises before the aircraft struck the airport’s perimeter wall, breaking into two pieces and bursting into flames. Local broadcaster MBC aired footage that appears to show a bird strike incident as the plane was descending. An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
If the death toll is confirmed, this would be South Korea’s worst domestic civil aviation disaster and marks the first major casualty incident involving a low-cost carrier in the country’s history, reports the JoongAng Ilbo.
Previous major accidents on Korean soil include the 1993 Asiana Airlines crash in Mokpo that killed 68 people, and a 2002 Air China crash near Gimhae Airport that killed 129 of 166 passengers.
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SOURCE: www.townhall.com
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Fire and smoke rise from the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. Agence France-Presse
THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | Published December 29, 2024
SEOUL — Low-cost carrier Jeju Air apologized Sunday and vowed to do all it could to help after its plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival, killing scores.
“We at Jeju Air will do everything in our power in response to this accident. We sincerely apologise for causing concern,” the airline said in a statement posted on its social media channels.
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SOURCE: www.globalnation.inquirer.net
RELATED: WATCH: Flight tracker shows route of crashed Jeju Air plane from Bangkok
ABS-CBN NEWS | Published December 29, 2024
At least 85 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veering off the runway and erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday (December 29), the national fire agency said.
The crash occurred as Jeju Air flight 7C2216, carrying 175 passengers and six crew on a flight from the Thai capital Bangkok, was landing shortly after 9 a.m. (0000 GMT) at the airport in the south of the country, South Korea’s transport ministry said.
The route of the flight is seen on aircraft tracker Flightradar24.com, taking off from Bangkok and completing the flight in Muan where it crashed.
Two people were rescued, the agency said, and an official told Reuters they were crew members. The ministry did not confirm the reports of casualties.
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SOURCE: www.abs-cbn.com
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