Explosion of an aircraft with a problem with its landing gear killed 179 people last Sunday (Dec 29)
Around 68,000 passengers canceled their Jeju Air airline tickets after what left 179 people dead in South Korea last Sunday (Dec 30, 2024).
According to the news agency AFPmore than 34 thousand canceled tickets were international, while the other 33 thousand were domestic. In response, the South Korean company attributed the cancellations “to the current situation”but did not identify any sudden changes in ticket purchases.
Furthermore, Jeju Air shares fell 15% this Monday (Dec 30), according to the agency. This is the first plane crash with fatalities in the history of the company, founded in 2005.
The accident
A plane from the South Korean company Jeju Air left the runway on Saturday night (Dec 28, 2024 Brasília time and morning of Dec 29, 2024 in South Korea) when trying to land at Muan International Airport, in the county from Muan, South Korea.
The Boeing 737-800 had 181 on board (175 passengers and 6 crew). According to authorities, 179 people died and only two were rescued alive – both were in the rear of the plane. The aircraft had taken off from Bangkok (Thailand) towards Muan, where the crew identified a problem with the landing gear activation.
Images circulating online indicate that the Jeju Air plane had its landing gear retracted during landing and touched the ground with its belly. In the videos it is also possible to see that the aircraft was unable to reduce its speed, collided with a wall outside the runway and exploded. It is not yet known what caused the accident.
Watch the video showing the accident (23s):
✈️ The accident with a plane that left the runway and hit a wall at Muan airport, in South Korea, on Sunday (Dec 29, 2024), Saturday morning (Dec 28) in Brazil, left at least 177 dead . Two crew members were rescued alive.
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