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South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: A Jeju Air flight, incoming from Bangkok and carrying 181 on board, crashed at South Korea’s Muan Airport on Sunday.
There were 175 passengers and 6 crew members on the plane during the time of the mishap. Reports claimed that 179 of them were presumed dead while there were only two survivors.
Meanwhile, out of 181 aboard crashed Jeju Air flight, 177 have been killed, 2 have been rescued and 3 are still unaccounted for according to the fire authorities.
Video of the incident also surfaced, giving chills down the spine.
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South Korea Faces Worst Aviation Disaster Amid Political Leadership Crisis
The Jeju Air plane crash at South Korea’s Muan, in which 179 of the 181 people on board are feared dead, came at a time when the Asian country’s government is in the middle of a full-blown political crisis. South Korea’s current president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached on December 14, following a short-lived martial law declaration that plunged the country into its worst political chaos in decades.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Experts Question Bird Strike as Cause of Deadly South Korean Airliner Crash
Uncertainties surround the deadliest crash on South Korean soil, experts said on Sunday, questioning initial suggestions that a bird strike might have brought down Jeju Air flight 7C2216.
The apparent absence of landing gear, the timing of the twin-engine Boeing 737-800’s belly-landing at Muan Airport and the reports of a possible bird strike all raised questions that could not yet be answered.
The single-aisle aircraft was seen in video broadcast on local media skidding down the runway with no visible landing gear before slamming into a wall in an explosion of flame and debris.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Japan PM Condoles The Loss Of Lives In Airplane Crash
On December 29, Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru sent the following message of condolences to H.E. Mr. CHOI Sang-mok, Acting President of the Republic of Korea (ROK), regarding the airplane accident which occurred in Muan Airport, South Jeolla Province, ROK.
“I am deeply saddened by the loss of many precious lives due to the airplane accident which occurred in the ROK. On behalf of the Government and the people of Japan, I wish to express my sincere condolences about the loss of life and send deepest sympathies to the bereaved families. My thoughts go out to all those who were injured and I sincerely hope they will make a swift recovery.”
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Death Toll Rises To 177
177 dead in South Korea plane crash, 2 survivors found, reported BNO news.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Death Toll Rises To 176
The death toll from the South Korean plane crash rises to 176, reports AP citing South Korean fire officials
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Air Crash Tests South Korea's Acting President Two Days Into The Job
When South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok arrived at the scene of the deadliest air disaster on the country’s soil on Sunday, he had been on the job for less than 48 hours.
Choi, the country’s finance minister, became acting leader on Friday night after the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who had been acting president since President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and suspended from power on Dec. 14 following his short-lived attempt to impose martial law.
The bewildering turnover at the top of Asia’s fourth-largest economy and one of its most vibrant democracies left the government scrambling when Jeju Air flight 7C2216 slammed into a wall at Muan Airport on Sunday, killing most of the 181 people on board.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Jeju Air Crash Deadliest On South Korean Soil
The crash of Jeju Air flight 7C2216 on Sunday marks the deadliest ever on South Korean soil and the worst involving a South Korean airline since a 1997 Korean Air Lines crash in Guam that killed more than 200.
The crash of the Boeing 737-800 at Muan Airport is the first fatal accident involving the country’s biggest budget airline, which was founded in 2005. Jeju Air ranks only behind Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines in terms of the number of passengers in South Korea.
The previous most deadly air accident in South Korea was in 2002, when a Boeing 767-200 operated by Air China crashed into a hill near South Korea’s southeastern port city of Busan, killing 129 people and injuring 37.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: German Chancellor Condoles Deaths In Accident
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, “We have received the terrible news of a plane crash in South Korea with many fatalities. Our condolences go out to the families of those killed in the crash and we wish those injured a speedy recovery.”
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Muan Airport Control Tower Warned Pilot Of Bird Strike, Says Report
The Muan Airport had issued a bird strike warning from the control tower shortly before the Jeju Air plane attempted to land. Just a minute after the warning, the pilot issued a mayday distress call, however, the plane crashed shortly after it, The Korea Times reported.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Bangkok-Muan Jeju Air Route Launched Less Than A Month Ago
Jeju Air has started a new flight route between Muan Airport and Bangkok, Thailand, as part of efforts to bring back regular international flights to the airport after 17 years. The service, launched on December 8, has been running for less than a month, sources told The Korea Times on Sunday. Before this, Jeju Air did not have any international flights from Muan, including to Bangkok.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Jeju Air Passenger's Final Message Surfaces
As per The Korea Times, the final message of a passenger flying in the ill-fated Jeju Air plane that crashed on Sunday read, “A bird struck the wing and we can’t land. Just now. Should I make a will?”
The flight carrying 181 people crashed in South Korea this morning, killing 179 of them.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Acting President Arrives At Accident Site
Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok ordered the authorities to mobilise personnel to rescue the passengers and later visited the site of the accident.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Authorities Investigating Cause Of Accident
The authorities said that it took 43 minutes for the fire department to put it out after the crash. They are investigating the cause of the accident. While they suspected the plane’s landing gear malfunctioned, there were some witnesses claiming that they saw the plane collide with birds.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Korean And Thai s Were The Passengers
There were 173 Korean and 2 Thai passengers on the Jeju Air flight, besides 6 crew members. The flight had departed from Thailand at 1.30 am and was scheduled to land at 8.30 am.
The crash took place at 9.03 am.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Boeing Extends Condolences After Deadly Accident
Boeing issued a statement on Sunday, extending condolences to the families of 179 people who died on board in a Jeju Air crash in South Korea.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones,” Boeing said.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Bird Hit Sparks Fire In Engine
A video surfaced on social media showing a bird hitting the plane, sparking a fire in the engine, which the officials suspect brought down the plane.
The plane was seen skidding while landing and ramming into the fence of the airport and bursting into flames.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Video Of Accident Caught On Cam
A horrific video of the incident came to the fore, showing the plane skidding and crashing into the fence of the airport.
South Korea Plane Crash LIVE: Passenger Plane Crashes
Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at South Korea’s Muan Airport at around 9 am on Sunday.
