Live Updates: Jeju Air Flight Crashes in South Korea, Killing Many

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Source: New York Times

The passenger plane was landing when it went off the runway in Muan. The flight came from Bangkok and was carrying 181 people.

A passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed while landing in an airport in southwestern South Korea on Sunday, killing at least 47 people, officials said. The plane, operated by South Korea’s Jeju Air, was landing in Muan International Airport when it veered off the runway, local fire department officials said.

Forty-seven people were found dead in the plane crash so far, said Kang Won-sik, a spokesman for the National Fire Agency.

Two people, both crew members, had been rescued, he said. Rescuers were searching for the remaining 132 people, Mr. Kang said.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/28/world/south-korea-plane-crash

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[GP6971]

1. Plane was a Boeing 737-800 and

the link is saying a bird strike caused the landing gear to malfunction.

[Hope22]

3. More bird strikes.

Gonna need a closer inspection. So sad.

[Igel]

6. It really is a thing.

You're moving that fast and hit a large-ish bird and the structure takes damage.

If it hits in the wrong place, bad things can happen. A bird going into a turbine ... Not good for avian or machine.

[ItsjustMe]

2. 62 dead.

[electric_blue68]

4. Yikes! : (

[William Seger]

5. Only 2 survivors found -- 179 presumed dead

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Adding a link

At least 177 people killed as plane crashes while landing at South Korea airport

Summary
• At least 177 people are dead after a plane crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea. Two survivors were pulled from the debris and taken to hospital
• The Boeing 737-800 flight - operated by airline Jeju Air - had 181 people on board including six flight staff and was arriving at Muan Airport from Bangkok, Thailand
• Families of the victims are congregating at the airport as officials continue to search the wreckage
• Footage online appears to show the plane coming off the runway and crashing into a wall, before bursting into flames
• No cause has been confirmed - but the fire service says it believes a collision with birds and poor weather may be to blame

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[Dennis Donovan]

8. 177! My God, how awful!

[Omaha Steve]

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