A aircraft with 181 individuals on board crashed at South Korea’s Muan airport after it veered off the runway whereas touchdown, killing a minimum of 28 individuals. As per Yonhap information company, the crash was reported within the South Jeolla province when the Jeju Air flight 2216 was coming back from Thailand.
Two individuals have been rescued by authorities, which continued evacuating passengers from the Boeing 737-800’s rear part.
Among the many 181 on board, 175 have been passengers and 6 have been flight crew. Emergency companies on the airport started operations round 9 am after the plane crashed right into a fence after a failed stomach touchdown try and erupted in flames. Visuals confirmed black smoke rising above the crash web site.
The crash is believed to have been attributable to “contact with birds, leading to malfunctioning touchdown gear”.
Video | Moment When Plane Went Off Runway, Crashed At South Korea Airport
Appearing President Choi Sang-mok known as for the mobilisation of all sources to save lots of the passengers. “All associated companies should mobilise all accessible sources to save lots of the personnel,” he instructed officers in an announcement.
Second Airplane Crash In A Week
Sunday’s crash comes days after an Azerbaijan Airways passenger aircraft crashed on Wednesday in Kazakhstan, claiming 38 lives.
Azerbaijan Airways’ Flight J2-8243 crashed and caught hearth close to town of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from southern Russia the place Ukrainian drones have been reported to be attacking a number of cities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, for the “tragic incident”. “It was famous within the dialog that the Azerbaijani passenger plane, which was travelling in response to its schedule, repeatedly tried to land at Grozny airport. At the moment, Grozny, Mozdok and Vladikavkaz have been being attacked by Ukrainian unmanned aerial autos, and Russian air protection techniques repelled these assaults,” in response to a Kremlin assertion.