Following a fatal jet
Following a fatal jet crash, South Korea launches an air safety investigation.
A day after 179 people were murdered in the deadliest jet disaster to ever hit South Korea. The country’s acting leader has ordered an emergency safety examination of all airline operations.
Everyone on board, with the exception of two crew members. Perished when the Jeju Air aircraft crashed into the ground at Muan International Airport in South Korea and caught fire.
Acting President Choi Sang-mok has requested that investigators notify grieving families of their findings as soon as possible.
His request coincides with the fact that another. Jeju Air flight returned to Seoul on Monday shortly after takeoff because of an unspecified landing-gear malfunction.
After discovering a mechanical flaw brought on by the landing-gear problem. The Jeju Air aircraft returned less than an hour after taking off from. Gimpo International Airport on Monday at 06:35 local time (21:35 GMT Sunday), according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.
The wheels and other components of the aircraft that support it during takeoff, taxiing. And landing are referred to as landing gear.
A Boeing B737-800, the same kind used in the Sunday catastrophe, was the plane that made the turnabout.
Boeing had stated that it was in contact with. Jeju Air and was “ready to support them” following Sunday’s tragic incident.
According to the Yonhap news agency. The 179 passengers aboard aircraft 7C2216 ranged in age from three to 78. With the majority being in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. According to police, the remaining victims are thought to be South Korean, while two Thai nationals are among the deceased.
Shortly after 9:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Sunday.
The unfortunate aircraft went off the runway after landing and collided with a wall.
According to a South Korean transportation official. The aircraft was trying to land but had to wait when air traffic control issued a bird strike warning. Which warns of the possibility of colliding with birds.
At a news conference on Sunday, the airline’s executives apologized publicly while bowing profoundly.
“To everyone impacted by the situation, we sincerely apologize. We will do everything we can to find a solution,” the company said in a statement.
On Monday, Jeju Air’s stock was down almost 8% in Seoul.
For South Korea, which has been engulfed in political unrest since parliament chose to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol and his acting replacement Han Duck-soo, the disaster is a national tragedy.
He stated he is “heartbroken” by the accident. Acting President Choi took over the position only on Friday.
