A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 passengers from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames. Authorities cite a bird strike and adverse weather conditions as likely causes. Two survivors, both flight attendants, were rescued, while 124 passengers were confirmed dead. The plane is almost completely destroyed, making identification of the deceased difficult.
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames, with only two survivors rescued so far and 124 confirmed dead.
"Passengers were ejected from the aircraft after it collided with the barrier, leaving little chance of survival," a local fire official told families at a briefing, according to a statement released by the fire brigade. A photo showed the tail section of the plane -- a Boeing 737-8AS according to Flight Radar -- engulfed in flames on what appeared to be the side of the runway, with firefighters and emergency vehicles nearby.
The Muan International Airport is in Muan county, which is about 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul.The accident took place at 9:03 am on Sunday during the landing of Jeju Air Flight 2216, the Ministry of Land said. Choi convened an emergency meeting with cabinet members to discuss rescue operations and response before heading to Muan, his office said.
It is the first fatal accident in the history of Jeju Air, one of South Korea's largest low-cost carriers, which was set up in 2005.
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