Jeju Air aircraft accident leaves 179 individuals dead– DW– 12/29/2024

Authorities in South Korea are examining what triggered the accident of the Jeju Air jet that eliminated almost all of the 181 guests aboard. Many of them were returning from Christmas vacations. Journalist Jen Moon records from the website of the accident.

Aviation reporter Andreas Spaeth informed DW there showed up to have actually been a bird strike prior to the Jeju Air aircraft accident in South Korea.

In several of the video clips distributing on social networks “we can actually see, before the initial landing attempt, there was a bird strike,” Spaeth claimed. He included that the airport terminal had actually likewise provided a bird strike caution.

The aeronautics reporter claimed that according to trip information, the airplane did “a so-called teardrop movement” which Spaeth suggested claimed the pilots were trying a “desperate maneuver” because of there being “no more or limited engine power available.”

This shows “some damage in the engines from the previous bird strike,” the press reporter claimed.

Spaeth likewise kept in mind that the touchdown equipment had actually been prolonged on the very first touchdown effort. However, this was not the situation throughout the 2nd effort.

He likewise mentioned that the aircraft did not have much area for an emergency situation touchdown outside the path, stating that the tiny dimension of the supposed “overrun area” was “very worrying.”

“And normally safe airports should be constructed like that, that there’s ample overrun area. If an aircraft inadvertently leaves the runway, there should be ample space for it to come to a halt even outside the runway,” he claimed.

South Korean authorities claimed 179 individuals were eliminated in the Jeju Air aircraft accident atMuan International Airport

Only 2 of the 181 individuals on the airplane at the time of the accident endured, with both being staff participants.

South Korea’s performing President Choi Sang- mok has actually proclaimed a seven-day nationwide grieving duration up until January 4 because of the aircraft accident at Muan International Airport.

This follows an emergency situation conference because of the accident.

At the very least 177 individuals were eliminated in the most dangerous air mishap to happen on South Korean dirt.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz revealed acknowledgements after the South Korea aircraft accident declared the lives of a minimum of 167 individuals.

“We received the terrible news about the crash,” Scholz published on social networks network X.

“Our condolences go out to the families of those killed and we wish those injured a quick recovery.”

The casualty as an outcome of the Jeju Air aircraft accident in South Korea has actually increased to 167, the nation’s nationwide fire firm claimed.

Out of the aircraft’s 181 guests, just 2 staff participants have actually been saved to life until now, with fire brigades stating that individuals aboard stood “little chance of survival.”

The authorities in South Korea are exploring whether a bird strike and damaging climate condition were the reason for the Jeju Air aircraft accident which led to a minimum of 120 of the airplane’s guests being eliminated atMuan International Airport

The accident left the Boeing 737-800 airplane “almost completely destroyed,” fire authorities claimed, with just 2 staff participants out of the 181 individuals on the aircraft at the time of the accident being saved to life until now.

Established in 2005, Jeju Air is South Korea’s biggest inexpensive airline company.

Its center remains in the city of Jeju, which has the 2nd biggest worldwide airport terminal in the nation after Seoul-Incheon Jeju City lies on Jeju Island, an incredibly preferred location for South Korean visitors.

The airline company has a 40-plane solid fleet, with every one of its airplane being Boeing 737s, a version greatly utilized by inexpensive airline companies worldwide.

The Muan airport terminal accident was the very first casualty in Jeju Air’s background.

The casualty as an outcome of the Jeju Air aircraft accident in South Korea has actually increased to 120, South Korean fire authorities claimed

The mishap is among the most dangerous calamities in the nation’s aeronautics background.

Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra revealed deep acknowledgements to the households of those influenced by the Jeju Air aircraft accident via a message on social system X.

Paetongtarn claimed she had actually gotten the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to offer help promptly, in addition to to check out whether there were any type of Thai nationals on the aircraft. The aircraft had actually started its trip in the Thai resources,Bangkok

Jeju Jet CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Kim E-bae has actually openly excused the accident of the airline company’s aircraft which led to a minimum of 96 individuals eliminated.

In a brief media rundown, Kim claimed sustaining the bereaved was the airline company’s leading concern, while likewise including that the aircraft that collapsed did not have any type of previous documents of crashes.

According to a South Korean fire division authorities, there was long shot that continuing to be guests on the collapsed Jeju Air trip endured.

“Passengers were ejected from the aircraft after it collided with the barrier, leaving little chance of survival,” a neighborhood fire division claimed in a declaration.

At the very least 96 of the aircraft’s 181 guests have actually currently been verified dead, with 2 individuals– both staff participants– being taken out to life until now.

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