Two survivors of South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades are recovering in Seoul as investigations into the crash and aviation safety protocols are launched.
Joohee Cho and Kevin ShalveyThe two survivors of South Korea s deadliest plane crash in decades were recovering at separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday, as the countrys investigators began far-reaching probes into both the fatal crash and the broader aviation operation.
The only survivors, a man and a woman whose names have not been released, were two of the six crew members onboard thewhen it skidded along a runway, crashed into a wall and burst into flames on Sunday morning, carrying a total of 181 people, officials said. The man was receiving treatment in an intensive care unit and the woman was recovering, officials with the Korean Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport said. Neither had life-threatening injuries, the ministry said, adding that both had awoken in the hospital with no memory of what had happened after they heard a blast during the landing. Rescue team members work at the site of a plane fire at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.Authorities were working on Monday to confirm the identities of more than three dozen of the 179 people who were killed when the plane crash-landed. The bodies of 141 people had been identified through their fingerprints or DNA, but 38 of the dead remained unidentified, local officials said. Officials had recovered the flight's data recorders from the wreckage and were releasing information. The acting president, Choi Sang-mok, who has been leading the country since Friday, ordered an emergency safety inspection of South Korea's entire air fleet and operations. The transport ministry will conduct a full inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft in use in South Korea. Six low-cost airlines operate a total of 101 of those model planes, including the 39 operated by Jeju Air But the airline said it will not suspend operations of those plane
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