South Korea Reviews Airport Runway Walls After Fatal Jeju Crash
South Korea plans to review the concrete walls positioned just beyond the end of some airport runways after an aircraft attempting an emergency landing smashed into one just over a week ago, killing almost everyone on board.
Plane Crash in South Korea Kills 179
The flight, operated by Jeju Air, was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. Only two people survived the crash.
Survivor of South Korea plane crash is awake and speaking: Hospital official
A flight attendant, one of just two survivors of the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea on Sunday that killed 179 people, is awake and talking, a hospital official said.
South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179
South Korean officials are struggling to determine what caused a deadly plane crash that killed nearly 180 people on board, with the nation saddened, shocked and ashamed over the country’s worst aviation disaster in decades.
The Man Who Showed the World South Korea’s Deadly Plane Crash
In his own words, a restaurant owner described recording videos of the Jeju Air plane crash as it happened. “Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing afterimages of the blast.”
South Korea Plane Crash Victims Included Entire Families, 3-Year-Old Boy
Families of the victims were taken to the crash site for the first time on New Year's Day to pay their respects.
South Korea plane crash is the deadliest in a year marked by several fatal aviation accidents
The deadliest accident in aviation history occurred in 1977, when two Boeing 747 jumbo jets collided on a foggy runway on the Spanish island of Tenerife, killing 583 of the 644 people on board the planes. Spanish investigators blamed the captain of the KLM 747 for taking off without clearance from air traffic controllers.
What we know about the South Korea plane crash so far
Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.
What are the deadliest plane accidents? See list after South Korea crash kills over 170
After over 100 people were killed in a South Korea plane accident, here are the worst accidents and crashes in aviation history.
South Korea rival parties form plane crash task force despite political turmoil
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Thailand to Muan, South Korea, on Dec 29, 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korean Transport Minister Plans to Resign Over Country's Worst Air Crash
Joo Jong-wan, the deputy transport minister for civil aviation, acknowledged that safety measures were not sufficient when building the embankment, but said they were done in line
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S. Korea rival parties form plane crash task force despite political turmoil
South Korea's ruling and opposition parties agreed on Tuesday to form a joint parliamentary task force to probe the recent ...
South Korea plane crash investigation underway, with Jeju Air jet's cockpit voice recorder heading to U.S.
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 skidded down the runway and crashed in a fireball in South Korea, and investigators are just beginning the process of figuring out why.
Little Dog Sadly Waiting for Family Who Perished in Plane Crash Is Breaking Hearts
A dog in Korea has the internet in tears. Pudding is still waiting for her owners to come and get her after they were ...
South Korea extends shutdown of Muan international airport to Jan. 14, Yonhap says
South Korea's government has decided to extend the shutdown of the Muan international airport where a Jeju Air passenger jet had crashed to Jan. 14, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.