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.
A plane carrying 181 people crashed in South Korea, killing almost everyone on board. Here's what we know.
A plane operated by Jeju Air crashed at Muan International Airport on Sunday. The aircraft's recovered black boxes will help investigators understand what happened.
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.
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.
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 to Know About South Korea’s Worst Plane Crash in Decades
A plane carrying 181 people crashed while landing, killing most on board. Officials were investigating a possible malfunction with the landing gear and a bird strike.
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 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.
179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea
All 181 passengers and crew aboard a passenger jet that crashed upon landing in South Korea on Sunday morning are presumed dead except for two people rescued from the wreckage, authorities said.
South Korea extends shutdown of Muan airport due to crash probe
South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air jet that killed 179 passengers on board.
South Korean minister to resign over Jeju Air crash that killed 179
South Korea’s transport minister is resigning because he feels “heavy responsibility” for the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people last month. A Jeju Air aircraft carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed at the Muan international airport on 29 December in what was the country’s worst air disaster.
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South Korea plane crash: Jeju Air cuts flights to ‘repair trust’ as outrage grows over airport wall
A Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people skidded down the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea on ...
South Korea plane's final moments captured on video before hitting concrete barrier, triggering explosion
A video released Sunday shows the exact moment a plane skidded off a runway in South Korea before crashing into a concrete ...
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.