On Sunday morning, a Jeju Air flight with 181 passengers crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, resulting in a minimum of 47 deaths and two individuals sustaining critical injuries, as reported by Yonhap news agency.
A Jeju Air aircraft with 181 passengers went down at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, resulting in at least 47 fatalities and leaving two individuals in critical condition, as reported by Yonhap news agency.
Yonhap reported that there were 175 individuals on the plane, including six crew members, specifying that 173 passengers were from South Korea and two were from Thailand.
Emergency responders have found three survivors, and the hunt for more victims continues.
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Acting President Choi Sung-mok, who took over leadership on Friday during significant political turmoil, instructed government departments to focus on rescue operations.
This represents the initial significant event at Muan International Airport, an important regional center in South Jeolla province. An inquiry is in progress to identify the reason for the accident, according to Yonhap. Local media reports indicate that the plane’s landing gear failed.
The event comes after a chaotic week for worldwide aviation. On December 25, a jet belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crash-landed close to Aktau in Kazakhstan, resulting in the deaths of 38 out of 67 passengers on board.
The aircraft is thought to have been targeted by Russian air defense while heading to the Chechen capital of Grozny, which caused it to change its course. The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, subsequently expressed regret to his Azerbaijani counterpart regarding the shooting down of the commercial airplane in Russian airspace.
