A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 en route from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival at Muan International Airport, resulting in multiple fatalities. Dramatic videos show the aircraft bursting into flames after landing. Officials suspect a bird strike may have caused a landing gear failure, leading to the crash. Rescue operations are ongoing, with 62 confirmed dead and two survivors as of December 29, 2024.
Fatalities rising in Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea airport runway; officials suspect landing gear failure due to bird strike Fatalities rising in Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea airport runway; officials suspect landing gear failure due to bird strike
Video shared by the local MBC broadcaster showed the Jeju Air plane – a Boeing 737-8AS according to Flight Radar – landing at the Muan airport runway, with smoke streaming out from the engines, before the entire aircraft was quickly engulfed in flames. Lee Hyeon-ji, a response team officer at the local fire department, had earlier warned that “the tally could rise due to the critically injured”.A photo showed the tail section of the jet engulfed in flames on what appeared to be the side of the runway, with firefighters and emergency vehicles nearby.The fire agency said it had mobilised 32 fire engines and scores of fire fighters to the scene.
Choi convened an emergency meeting with cabinet members to discuss rescue operations and response, his office said, adding that he is on his way to Muan.
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