South Korea crash plane involved in disaster that killed 179 people 'also crashed three years ago'
Share:
The plane involved in a horror crash in South Korea on Sunday had been in another collision just three years ago, a bombshell investigation has revealed. Jeju Air previously claimed that its plane had no history of accidents. However, it was involved in a collision during take off from Gimpo Airport back in 2021 when the tail of the Boeing 737-800's fuselage touched the runway. Though the huge jet was damaged, pilots continued to fly. As a result, the company was fined more than £108,000.
On Sunday, nearly 200 people died when Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 skidded on a runway and crashed. The aircraft had flown from Thailand to South Korea where, when it came into land, its landing gear seemed to malfunction. Sunday’s crash was the worst in the country for several decades.
Jeju Air CEO Kim Yi-bae was questioned over the crash that killed 179 of the 181 people on board, but he failed to mention this previous accident. Korea Airports Corporation contradicted his statement, saying: "After checking the statistical system, the same plane had an accident three years ago".
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said: "It is a violation of safety regulations to fly without properly checking for damage to a part of the aircraft.". Ministry member Park Yong-gap said: "In particular, the aircraft involved in this accident had a collision accident three years ago while taking off. Yesterday, Jeju Air said that it had no accident history at all. Isn’t that a false explanation?".
