South Korea has declared seven days of mourning after a Jeju Air plane crashed on arrival from Thailand, killing 179 people. The plane skidded off the runway and burst into flames, with only two crew members surviving. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the country's deadliest aviation incident in 27 years.
Family members of a victim of the Jeju Air plane crash grieve at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea South Korea has declared seven days of mourning to honour 179 people who have died in a tragic plane crash in the southern city of Muan. Only two crew members survived the crash after the plane skidded off a runway and burst into flames. Investigations have now begun into what's been called the country's deadliest aviation incident in 27 years.
The sound came from the nearby international airport where Jeju Air flight 7C2216 had been arriving from Thailand when an unknown incident occurred, requiring the pilots to attempt an emergency landing. "When I saw the accident video, it seemed like it was out of control when the plane entered the airport. The pilots probably had no choice but to do it. My daughter, who is only in her mid-40s, ended up like this. This is unbelievable."Her premature death has devastated the family, leaving her husband and a teenage daughter behind.
Jeju Air has apologised for the incident and Boeing has also offered its condolences to those affected. "This tragic accident is extraordinary. The undercarriage clearly has not deployed. Why they did not abort landing approach, why they did not contact air traffic control to tell them of a problem. If they had a problem with deploying of undercarriage, the protocol would be that fire services would cover runway with foam, they would be on standby to attend the aircraft as it came in for a belly landing - none of that happened.
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