Heartbreaking final text of passenger on doomed South Korea plane as they asked loved one: ‘Should I say my last words?’
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THIS is the heartbreaking final text from a passenger on the doomed South Korean passenger plane. The messages shared with local TV were sent to a family member who was waiting for the unnamed traveller at Muan International Airport. With a Hello Kitty profile picture, the text message exchange happened just two minutes before the fireball crash.
![[Chilling text messages revealed to local media from a crash victim]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/kitty.jpg?strip=all&w=599)
"A bird got stuck in the wing, so we can't land," wrote the passenger to their waiting relative. They were then asked how long that had been the case. The passenger then replies with a chilling final message, saying: "Just now, should I say my last words?".
![[Investigators are trying to piece together what happened to the doomed jet]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/181-people-erupted-flames-going-960366921.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Heartbreakingly the traveller has not been heard from since - and it is feared 179 people died in the crash. Everyone on board the packed jet - which was flying in from Bangkok - is believed to have been killed except for two miracle survivors. Both survivors have been reported to be crew members who were seated at the back of the plane.
![[Only the plane's tail survived the enormous explosion]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/181-people-erupted-flames-going-960366973.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Air crash investigators are now desperately trying to piece together what happened to the Boeing 737-800. Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 from Bangkok was carrying 175 passengers and six crew from Bangkok to Muan International Airport. Six minutes before it landed - the pilot was sent a warning about a possible bird strike risk.
![[Footage shows the plane attempting a 'belly landing']](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-screengrab-obtained-video-lee-960348217.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
And then one minute later, the pilot issued a mayday call. Footage taken from the ground appears to show a puff of smoke coming from the engine. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion and a grinding noise as the plane flew overhead. The pilot aborted their original landing attempt - before then trying again at 09.03am on a different runway.
![[It skids along the runway with its landing gear]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/7c2216-veers-off-runway-following-960348179.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
