At least 167 dead after plane crash-lands in South Korea

[ad_1] At the least 167 individuals had been killed after a passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, authorities stated.

Jeju Air flight 2216 was touchdown at Muan Worldwide Airport round 9 a.m. native time when the aircraft went off the runway and crashed right into a wall.

There have been a complete of 175 passengers and 6 crew members aboard the Boeing 737 plane, which had taken off from Bangkok, in keeping with the Korean Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport. The official demise toll, which has been supplied by the Nationwide Hearth Company, has steadily climbed within the hours after the crash.

Firefighters and rescue group members work on the Muan Worldwide Airport in Muan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (Maeng Dae-hwan/Newsis by way of AP)

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A plume of smoke on the scene of the Jeju Air crash in Muan, South Korea.

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The transport ministry was on the scene investigating the reason for the crash, and particulars of what occurred had been starting to return into focus. Previous to the aircraft's crash touchdown, the management tower issued a warning of a attainable fowl strike, the ministry stated. A few minute after that warning, a pilot despatched a mayday misery sign, after which the tower issued permission for the plane to land, the ministry stated.

Video from the scene on the time of the crash seems to indicate the touchdown gear was up when the aircraft touched down, probably indicating some type of malfunction, and it additionally seems the aircraft landed at a excessive velocity. Movies taken on the scene confirmed flames and a thick column of darkish smoke on the crash website.

Individuals watch the information relating to the aircraft crash at Seoul station on December 29, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. A aircraft carrying 181 individuals, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, crashed at Muan Worldwide Airport in South Korea after skidding off the runway and colliding with a wall, leading to an explosion. Early stories stated that a minimum of 23 individuals had died. (Picture by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Photographs)

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As of 1 p.m. native time, authorities stated the aircraft had utterly burned. A short lived morgue was being arrange on the airport.

South Korean officers stated about three hours later that they'd confirmed that a minimum of 124 individuals had been lifeless, in keeping with the Nationwide Hearth Company. Fifty-four of the lifeless had been males and 57 had been ladies, the company stated, including that the stays of 13 had been nonetheless unidentified. About two hours later, within the early night, the official toll climbed to 167 individuals, the company stated.

A person and a lady had been rescued from the wreckage and had been taken to the hospital, in keeping with the transport ministry. Each had been crew members, the hearth company stated. Their circumstances weren't launched.

Initially, there have been conflicting stories on the variety of individuals rescued.

Firefighters and rescue group members work close to the wreckage of a passenger aircraft at Muan Worldwide Airport in Muan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024.

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Jeju Air is a South Korean low-cost provider that operates an all Boeing fleet, with 42 planes and practically 3,000 workers.

"We deeply apologize to all these affected by the incident at Muan Airport," Jeju Air stated in a discover posted in English on its web site. "We are going to make each effort to resolve the state of affairs. We sincerely remorse the misery prompted."

The web site's touchdown web page changed Jeju Air's logotype, which is often orange, with an all-black model.

Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae, fourth from left, and different govt members bow in apology forward of a briefing in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 after its passenger aircraft burst into flames at an airport within the city of Muan.

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Boeing was in touch with Jeju Air relating to the crash and was "standing able to help them," a Boeing spokesperson advised ABC Information.

"We lengthen our deepest condolences to the households who misplaced family members, and our ideas stay with the passengers and crew," the spokesperson stated.