A passenger plane operated by South Korea's Jeju Air skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport just after 9 a.m. local time on Sunday morning, causing a fiery crash that killed at least 28 of the 181 people on board.
Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 landed at an airport in Muan, South Korea, about 290 miles southwest of Seoul, after flying from Bangkok, Thailand. According to South Korea's Yonhap News, two of them were passenger One was Thai and the rest were Korean.
According to Yonhap News, the plane was a Boeing 737-800 and suffered a landing gear malfunction. trying Belly landing without gear. Landing gear failure probably caused by bird strikes.
The plane was apparently traveling too fast and skidded onto the runway, swerving to one side and colliding with a fence and other airport structures. More than 80 firefighters worked for 43 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
All confirmed casualties so far have been caused by the tail of the plane, which separated from the fuselage during the crash. Rescue workers warned that the death toll could be higher given the damage to the plane.
So far, three people have been rescued from this accident, including two crew members and one passenger. Acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered He said he would make “full efforts” to rescue more passengers and head to Muan as soon as possible.
South Korean President Yun Seok-Yeol impeached on Dec. 14 after attempting to impose martial law earlier this month. His first successor, Acting President Han Deok-soo, was himself. impeached This is because opposition party members accused Yoon of obstructing the formal process for his removal from office.
