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The Jeju Air flight was carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants.
A passenger plane on Sunday caught fire after a failed landing at South Korea’s Muan International Airport, killing at least 177 people.
Investigating authorities said the plane’s landing gear malfunctioned and failed to deploy during a second landing attempt, forcing the pilots to conduct a belly landing near the end of the runway. The Boeing 737-800 jet failed to reduce speed, exceeded the runway, and crashed into a fence at the outer perimeter of the airport. It then exploded.
Thick black smoke filled the air at the crash site.
Investigators are considering a bird collision as the cause of the malfunction.
At least 177 people—84 women, 82 men, and 11 others whose genders weren’t immediately identifiable—died in the fire, the South Korean fire agency said. Emergency workers pulled two people, both crew members, to safety. Health officials said they are conscious and not in life-threatening condition.
Two people remained missing about nine hours after the incident. Among the 177 bodies found, officials have so far identified 57 of them, the fire agency said.
I didn't even know there was a Muan International Airport.
When the link to this article appeared in my email, it said "28 killed." I guess that's why it's always a good idea to wait for more figures and more news.
UPDATE: horrific video:
BREAKING: Video shows crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea. 181 people on board pic.twitter.com/9rQUC0Yxt8
— BNO News (@BNONews) December 29, 2024
One gets the impression that there was still a lot of fuel on board that aircraft. Not that it would have mattered: the impact was so catastrophic that it's doubtful anyone would have survived had the plane dumped all of its fuel before attempting to land. I guess there will now be a lot of rhetoric about the need for, or lack of a need for, retaining walls like the one that stopped the jet.
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