Tragic aircraft accident in South Korea: 179 dead after a fatal landemanöver

A serious misfortune shook the aviation in South Korea: On Sunday (December 29th), a Boeing 737-800 of the cheap airline Jeju Air crashed into a wall during the landing at Muan International Airport and caught fire. The devastating incident demanded at least 179 fatalities among the 181 passengers and crew members on board. This is the worst aircraft accident in the history of the country, such as aerotelegraph.com reported.

The machine was originally traveling from Bangkok to Muan when the crew apparently had problems with the chassis. Despite a warning of the control tower of possible bird strokes, the aircraft set up on the runway without extended chassis. A video documented how the machine slipped over the slopes on the stomach and finally crashed into a wall at high speed. Only two survivors, both members of the cabin crew, could be saved from the rubble, as sources of aerotelegraph.com

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After this tragic incident, Jeju Air was faced with further problems. According to Today.at , another flight of the airline, 7c101, had to go back to Gimpo, west of SEOUL as planned. This happened just one day after the devastating accident, which further aroused concern about the safety of the Boeing 737-800. The South Korean government has now announced that it would be comprehensively checked by all domestic aircraft of this model to ensure that all safety regulations are observed.