>Jeju Air Boeing 737 Crashes In South Korea

December 29, 2024

MUAN, 29 DEC | In the early hours of the morning on December 29th (11.58pm UTC/ 8.58am local), a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 touched down at South Korea's Muan International Airport, without any landing gear deployed. The jet then overshot the runway and crashed into a mound, before exploding into flames and debris. There are currently no reports of the pilots putting out an emergency call.

BREAKING: Video shows crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea. 181 people on board pic.twitter.com/9rQUC0Yxt8

— BNO News (@BNONews) December 29, 2024

The 15.4-year-old jet with registration HL8088 was operating the 4 and a half hour service from Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) to Muan, South Korea (MXW) on flight 7C2216. Out of the 175 passengers and 6 crew, there have been 28 confirmed casualties with 2 passengers rescued so far. Muan airport has since halted all operations.

While no emergency call was made from the aircraft today, it did happen yesterday. While HL8088 was operating on a service from Jeju to Beijing, an emergency declaration (squawk 7700) was made, diverting the jet to Seoul. It is unclear what the reason was, or if it had an impact to today's incident.

South Korean news agencies report that the jet was also hit with a bird strike, but it is unclear if it had prevented the landing gears from being deployed.

Our hearts go out to the families and loved ones affected by this tragedy. May they find strength and comfort during this difficult time.

[Last Updated: 2.40am UTC]

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Sources

- Reuters
- Airways Magazine
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