The plane crashed to the ground during landing and hit a wall before catching fire. It was the deadliest air disaster involving a South Korean airline in nearly 30 years.
A plane left the runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea on Sunday, killing at least 151 people according to a still provisional toll, southern firefighters announced. -Korean.
The accident occurred shortly after 09:00 (00:00 GMT) during the landing of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800announced the South Korean Ministry of Transport. The plane, coming from the Thai capital Bangkok, was carrying 181 people, the ministry said. It was the deadliest air disaster involving a South Korean airline in nearly 30 years. Two crew members were evacuated from the device on firesaid Muan Fire Chief Lee Jung-hyun. The fire was put out around 1 p.m., he said.
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“Only the rear of the plane retains its shape somewhat. It is almost impossible to recognize the rest (of the plane)”Lee Jung-hyun said. Rescue operations are now aimed at finding bodies that may have been ejected from the aircraft during impact, Lee Jung-hyun added. THE two surviving crew members at the accident, who presented serious and serious injuries, were transported to the hospital for treatment, said the head of the local public health center.
Collision with a bird?
Yonhap News Agency, citing a fire official, reported that most of the 175 passengers and six crew members were presumed dead. Among the leads examined by investigators are a collision between a bird and the plane and the weather conditionsexplained Lee Jung-hyun. Yonhap, citing airport authorities, reported that a collision with a bird could have caused the landing gear to malfunction.
One of the passengers sent a message to a relative to say that a bird was stuck in the wing of the plane, the News1 news agency reported. Jeju Air broadcast an apology message. Boeing announced in a statement that it was in contact with the airline and “be ready to help them”. The company also sent its condolences to the families of the victims.
All domestic and international flights were canceled at Muan Airport, Yonhap reported. Acting South Korean President Choi Sung-mok arrived at the scene of the accident and announced that the government was mobilizing all its resources to act after the disaster. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra sent her condolences to the victims’ families in a message posted on the social network X.
