85 Fatalities After Aircraft Carrying 181 Crashes on South Korean Runway

85 Fatalities After Aircraft Carrying 181 Crashes on South Korean Runway

 

85 Fatalities After Aircraft Carrying 181 Crashes on South Korean Runway

Of the 181 individuals aboard, 175 were passengers while six were part of the flight crew

An aircraft carrying 181 individuals went down at Muan airport in South Korea after it strayed off the runway during landing, resulting in the deaths of at least 85 individuals. According to the Yonhap news agency, the incident was reported in the South Jeolla province when Jeju Air flight 2216 was returning from Thailand.

Authorities managed to rescue two individuals, while efforts to evacuate passengers from the rear section of the Boeing 737-8AS continued.

Of the 181 people on board, there were 175 passengers and six flight crew members. Emergency response teams at the airport initiated their operations around 9 am following the aircraft crashing into a barrier after an unsuccessful belly landing attempt, which led to the plane erupting in flames. Images captured showed black smoke billowing above the site of the crash.

The incident is thought to have resulted from "contact with birds, leading to a malfunction of the landing gear.” Acting President Choi Sang-mok called for the activation of all resources to aid the passengers. "All relevant agencies must deploy every available resource to assist the individuals involved," he directed officials in a statement.

Meanwhile, Jeju Air expressed its 'deepest regrets' concerning the plane crash. "We at Jeju Air will exert every effort in response to this tragic event. We truly regret the distress caused," the airline stated in a message shared across its social media platforms.

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December 29, 2024 at 10:04AM