What we know about a passenger plane crash in South Korea
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A devastating plane crash occurred on Sunday in South Korea, resulting in the highest number of fatalities for a local airline in the country known for its high aviation standards. The flight, operated by low-cost carrier Jeju Air, was carrying 181 people from Bangkok to Jeju Island when it crashed on approach to Jeju Airport at 9:03 am local time. The pilot sent a distress signal after the first attempt to land, alerting air traffic control that the plane had hit birds. A video broadcast by MBC Korea showed the plane attempting to land with smoke coming out of the engines, without visible landing gear. The plane then veered off course and caught fire. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, 179 people were killed, with only two survivors, both members of the flight crew. The plane, a Boeing 737-8AS, was delivered in 2009. Emergency services rushed to the scene, with multiple rescue boats and firefighting teams dispatched to the area. The President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, presided over an emergency meeting with government officials and visited the crash site. The cause of the crash is believed to be a bird strike in poor weather conditions. However, the exact cause will be determined after further investigation. The crash is the deadliest for a South Korean airline since 1983, when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptors, killing 246 people. Despite this incident, the aviation industry in South Korea is considered safe.
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A devastating plane crash occurred on Sunday in South Korea, resulting in the highest number of fatalities for a local airline in the country known for its high aviation standards. The flight, operated by low-cost carrier Jeju Air, was carrying 181 people from Bangkok to Jeju Island when it crashed on approach to Jeju Airport at 9:03 am local time. The pilot sent a distress signal after the first attempt to land, alerting air traffic control that the plane had hit birds. A video broadcast by MBC Korea showed the plane attempting to land with smoke coming out of the engines, without visible landing gear. The plane then veered off course and caught fire. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, 179 people were killed, with only two survivors, both members of the flight crew. The plane, a Boeing 737-8AS, was delivered in 2009. Emergency services rushed to the scene, with multiple rescue boats and firefighting teams dispatched to the area. The President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, presided over an emergency meeting with government officials and visited the crash site. The cause of the crash is believed to be a bird strike in poor weather conditions. However, the exact cause will be determined after further investigation. The crash is the deadliest for a South Korean airline since 1983, when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptors, killing 246 people. Despite this incident, the aviation industry in South Korea is considered safe.
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