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Updated reports stated that the horrifying plane crash at a South Korean airport resulted in 179 confirmed deaths.
Only two crew members, who are being treated for injuries, survived the crash.
The Jeju Air flight had 175 passengers and six crew on board.
In the deadliest aviation incident ever in South Korea, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, arriving from Bangkok, skidded off the runway and slammed into a concrete fence.
According to reports, the plane’s front landing gear apparently failed to deploy.
GRAPHIC FOOTAGE – At Least 120 People De*d After Passenger Plane Bursts Into Flames In Crash Landing
Per Reuters:
Two crew members survived and were being treated for injuries.
The deadliest air accident on South Korean soil was also the worst involving a South Korean airline in nearly three decades, the transport ministry said.
The twin-engine Boeing 737-800 was seen in local media video skidding down the runway with no visible landing gear before crashing into navigation equipment and a wall in an explosion of flames and debris.
“Only the tail part retains a little bit of shape, and the rest of (the plane) looks almost impossible to recognise,” Muan fire chief Lee Jung-hyun told a press briefing.
The two crew members, a man and a woman, were rescued from the tail section of the burning plane, Lee said. They were being treated at hospitals with medium to severe injuries, said the head of the local public health centre.
WARNING – GRAPHIC FOOTAGE:
UPDATE: Rescue operation ends with 179 people confirmed dead in South Korea plane crash. Only 2 people survived https://t.co/9DTMqyGoC0
— BNO News (@BNONews) December 29, 2024
179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea https://t.co/9edzw7Ewig
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) December 30, 2024
The deadly crash in South Korea was one of three global aviation incidents within 24 hours.
Three major aviation incidents reported overnight (so far)
– A Boeing 737 crashed in South Korea; initial reports say 179 dead
– An Air Canada flight operated by PAL Airlines skidded off the runway, part of it caught fire
– A KLM jet diverted to Oslo after losing hydraulics pic.twitter.com/Pxuiv3CW1f
— RT (@RT_com) December 29, 2024
Halifax Stanfield International Airport shut down after an Air Canada flight from St. John’s caught on fire on the runway due to a “suspected landing gear issue.”
Airport Temporarily Closes After Passenger Plane Catches Fire During Landing
A KLM Boeing 737 traveling from Oslo to Amsterdam made an emergency landing in Norway Friday evening after an issue during takeoff.
NBC News reports:
The plane skidded along the runway and exploded as it rammed into a barrier, a video verified by NBC News showed. The tail was the only part that appeared to remain intact as flames engulfed the aircraft, sending a plume of black smoke into the air.
The national fire agency confirmed the deaths of 179 people, making it the deadliest airline disaster of the year and what appears to be the first fatal accident since the low-cost airline was founded in 2005.
The agency said it had determined the identities of at least 88 of the victims. As the confirmed death toll ticked up, anxious families gathered at the airport, awaiting news of their loved ones. An announcer carefully read out the names of those confirmed dead.
Screams and cries erupted from family members as the identities were confirmed according to reports by the South Korean news agency Newsis. The Red Cross set up tents to provide privacy for grieving family members.
At least 84 of the dead were women and 82 were men. The genders of 11 other victims were not immediately identifiable.