2024 is ending on an terrible be aware in terms of aviation security. A couple of days in the past, we noticed an Azerbaijan Airways jet crash in Kazakhstan, and now we’re seeing an accident in South Korea.
This incident occurred on the morning of Sunday, December 29, 2024, and includes Jeju Air flight 7C2216. The flight was scheduled to depart Bangkok, Thailand (BKK), at 1:30AM, and land in Muan, South Korea (MWX), at 8:30AM.
The two,170-mile flight was operated by a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 with the license plate HL8088. Let me emphasize that the 737-800 is completely different from the 737 MAX, which has been within the information quite a bit. There have been a complete of 181 individuals onboard, together with 175 passengers and 6 crew members.
The 4hr30min flight was principally routine, till touchdown. The plane landed on runway 01 at Muan Airport with out gear. The plane couldn’t come to a cease, although, and accelerated previous the tip of the runway at a really excessive velocity. The plane appeared to strike a barrier on the finish of the runway, caught hearth, and sustained critical injury.
For what it’s price, Muan’s runway is simply over 9,000 toes lengthy, so it’s not brief. Particulars about why the jet landed with out gear, and why it was nonetheless at such a excessive velocity on the finish of the runway, stay to be seen.
Thus far 28 individuals onboard are confirmed to have misplaced their lives, although that quantity will doubtless change within the coming minutes and hours. My ideas are with these onboard and their households. I merely haven’t any phrases.
Under is a video of the accident, which is heartbreaking. Some individuals could discover the video disturbing, so watch at your personal discretion.
Whereas it’s doable that that is fully unrelated, it’s price noting that this identical plane had a diversion simply over 24 hours previous to this incident. On December 27, 2024, the plane has working flight 7C8135 from Jeju, South Korea (CJU), to Beijing, China (PKX), when it diverted to Seoul Incheon (ICN). The plane then reentered service after round 5 hours.
For these not acquainted with Jeju Air, it’s South Korea’s largest low price service, with a fleet of over 40 Boeing 737s. That is the service’s first deadly accident in its practically 20 12 months historical past, since launching operations in 2005.
I’ll replace this put up with extra particulars within the morning, as we be taught extra.
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