South Korea plane crash latest: All but two presumed dead as airplane carrying 181 crashes at Muan airport
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Jeju Air’s passenger plane rams into a concrete wall in South Korea as landing gear fails to deploy. A passenger plane with 181 people on board erupted in flames after veering off the runway and crashing into a wall at an airport in Muan, South Korea, on Sunday, with authorities indicating that all but two are likely dead.
Yonhap news agency, citing firefighting authorities reported that, except for the two rescued, all the missing passengers are presumed dead and that search efforts have now shifted to recovering the bodies. Preliminary reports suggested that the Jeju Air passenger plane’s front landing gear failed to deploy as the plane with 181 people aboard was seen skidding across the airstrip with its landing gear closed at the Muan airport, 290km south of the capital Seoul.
It said the fire at the site of the plane collision was almost doused but the emergency team was still trying to rescue people from inside the plane. A passenger and one crew member have been rescued from the tail of the plane and are reported to have sustained mid to severe level injuries. The agency said it has deployed 32 fire trucks and several helicopters to contain the fire.
Good morning, welcome to our coverage of the South Korea plane crash on Sunday, 29 December 2024. At least 85 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veering off the runway and erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea‘s Muan International Airport this morning, the national fire agency said.
