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The jet overran the runway and hit a barrier, trigging a fiery explosion. Footage showed thick plumes of smoke billowing from the plane, which was engulfed in flames. The 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet was arriving from Bangkok when the crash happened at 9:03 a.m. Sunday in the town of Muan.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people aboard were killed in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters, officials said.
Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae, fourth from left, and other executive members bow in apology ahead of a briefing in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 after its passenger plane burst into flames at ...
The Jeju Air plane burst into flames after making a crash landing at Muan International Airport in South Korea. ... a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 operated by the Korean budget airline Jeju Air ...
On 29 December 2024, the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight overran the runway at Muan while attempting a belly landing without its main landing gear deployed. The aircraft crashed into a barrier at the end of the runway and exploded, resulting in 179 of the 181 occupants dead. Two crew members aboard the plane survived with injuries. [1]
A Boeing 737-800 Jeju Air flight from Bangkok ... The plane then hit a structure, failed to lower its landing gear and skidded across the runway before it crashed into a wall and burst into flames.
The jet overran the runway and hit a barrier, trigging a fiery explosion. Footage showed thick plumes of smoke billowing from the plane, which was engulfed in flames. The 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet was arriving from Bangkok when the crash happened at 9:03 a.m. Sunday in the town of Muan.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.