INSIDE LIFE: SOUTH Korea's Worst Air Disaster Claims 179 Lives (READ FULL DETAILS)

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WORST air disaster in two decades that claimed 179 lives hit South Korea on Sunday, December 29, 2024.

Only two crew members survived the tragedy carrying 181 passengers.

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• Scores of people died when a passenger jet crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday. Two crew members were the only survivors after the plane, which was carrying 181 people, landed on its belly, skidded off a runway and burst into flames, officials said. The aviation disaster is South Korea’s deadliest in more than two decades.

• Local fire officials and aviation experts say some sort of landing gear malfunction was likely.

The pilot also made a mayday call shortly after the control tower warned about birds in the area. The crash investigation could take years, and experts have urged local officials not to speculate on its cause.

• The plane, listed as a Boeing 737-800 on FlightAware, had traveled from Bangkok, Thailand. Analysts say both the Boeing 787-800 and Jeju Air, South Korea’s largest low-cost airline, have a strong safety record. There have been harrowing scenes inside Muan International Airport, where relatives are demanding answers from officials.

I never thought that this would be the last time we would see each other”:

Thai family mourns crash victim
Two victims on board the deadly Jeju Air plane crash on Sunday were Thai, according to South Korean authorities.

A father of one of the victims, Boonchuay Duangmanee, told the Associated Press that he “never thought that this would be the last time we would see each other forever.”

Duangmanee’s daughter, Jongluk, had been working in a factory in South Korea for several years, he told the AP. She had been back in Thailand visiting family before departing on the flight from Bangkok to Muan International Airport.

“I heard that the plane exploded in Korea this morning. But I did not expect at all that my daughter would be on this flight,” he said.

Witness recalls explosions and smoke at crash site of South Korean plane disaster
From CNN’s Catherine Nicholls

A man who witnessed Sunday’s plane crash in Muan, South Korea, said he is “devastated” by the disaster, describing the scene of the accident to Reuters.

Im Young Hak, who owns a seafood restaurant near the site of the crash, told Reuters he saw “a big dark smoke” and heard multiple explosions around 9 a.m. local time Sunday (7 p.m. ET on Saturday).

He first thought the noise was from an oil tanker accident, as there are many oil tankers nearby, Reuters reported. When he realized it was a plane that crashed, he thought that wild geese could have caused the disaster.

“I feel devastated,” Young Hak said, according to Reuters. “It happened right here, not far (away). We feel bad for an accident happening the other side of the globe, but it happened right here. It is traumatic. I’m not sure how long I will feel this way, but it won’t be a short time — that I know.”

One of the two survivors of Sunday’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea is conscious and talking, despite suffering multiple fractures, according to Ju Woong, the Director of Seoul’s Ewha Hospital, where the 33-year-old is being treated.

The hospital Director said the man was admitted to the intensive care unit on Sunday afternoon and examinations revealed fractures in his back, which have restricted the patient’s movement. He is currently under intensive monitoring.

The hospital’s psychiatry department is expected to help manage the man’s post-traumatic stress, the Director added.

“We did not ask detailed questions about the accident. Considering the potential trauma and the patient’s current condition, we decided not to probe further,” the director said.

The man apparently told doctors, “When I woke up, I realized I had been rescued,” according to the director.

Both of the crash survivors were members of the flight crew, according to fire officials. They were rescued from the plane’s tail section after the airliner burst into flames.

The female survivor of Sunday’s crash is being treated at Seoul Asan Hospital, according to a hospital briefing.

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INSIDE LIFE: SOUTH Korea’s Worst Air Disaster Claims 179 Lives (READ FULL DETAILS)

• Local fire officials and aviation experts say some sort of landing gear malfunction was likely.

The pilot also made a mayday call shortly after the control tower warned about birds in the area. The crash investigation could take years, and experts have urged local officials not to speculate on its cause.

I never thought that this would be the last time we would see each other”:

Thai family mourns crash victim
Two victims on board the deadly Jeju Air plane crash on Sunday were Thai, according to South Korean authorities.

A father of one of the victims, Boonchuay Duangmanee, told the Associated Press that he “never thought that this would be the last time we would see each other forever.”

Duangmanee’s daughter, Jongluk, had been working in a factory in South Korea for several years, he told the AP. She had been back in Thailand visiting family before departing on the flight from Bangkok to Muan International Airport.

“I heard that the plane exploded in Korea this morning. But I did not expect at all that my daughter would be on this flight,” he said.

Witness recalls explosions and smoke at crash site of South Korean plane disaster
From CNN’s Catherine Nicholls

A man who witnessed Sunday’s plane crash in Muan, South Korea, said he is “devastated” by the disaster, describing the scene of the accident to Reuters.

Im Young Hak, who owns a seafood restaurant near the site of the crash, told Reuters he saw “a big dark smoke” and heard multiple explosions around 9 a.m. local time Sunday (7 p.m. ET on Saturday).

He first thought the noise was from an oil tanker accident, as there are many oil tankers nearby, Reuters reported. When he realized it was a plane that crashed, he thought that wild geese could have caused the disaster.

One of the two survivors of Sunday’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea is conscious and talking, despite suffering multiple fractures, according to Ju Woong, the Director of Seoul’s Ewha Hospital, where the 33-year-old is being treated.

The hospital Director said the man was admitted to the intensive care unit on Sunday afternoon and examinations revealed fractures in his back, which have restricted the patient’s movement. He is currently under intensive monitoring.

The hospital’s psychiatry department is expected to help manage the man’s post-traumatic stress, the Director added.

“We did not ask detailed questions about the accident. Considering the potential trauma and the patient’s current condition, we decided not to probe further,” the director said.

The man apparently told doctors, “When I woke up, I realized I had been rescued,” according to the director.

Both of the crash survivors were members of the flight crew, according to fire officials. They were rescued from the plane’s tail section after the airliner burst into flames.

The female survivor of Sunday’s crash is being treated at Seoul Asan Hospital, according to a hospital briefing.

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• Local fire officials and aviation experts say some sort of landing gear malfunction was likely.

The pilot also made a mayday call shortly after the control tower warned about birds in the area. The crash investigation could take years, and experts have urged local officials not to speculate on its cause.

I never thought that this would be the last time we would see each other”:

Thai family mourns crash victim Two victims on board the deadly Jeju Air plane crash on Sunday were Thai, according to South Korean authorities.

A father of one of the victims, Boonchuay Duangmanee, told the Associated Press that he “never thought that this would be the last time we would see each other forever.”

Duangmanee’s daughter, Jongluk, had been working in a factory in South Korea for several years, he told the AP. She had been back in Thailand visiting family before departing on the flight from Bangkok to Muan International Airport.

“I heard that the plane exploded in Korea this morning. But I did not expect at all that my daughter would be on this flight,” he said.

Witness recalls explosions and smoke at crash site of South Korean plane disaster From CNN’s Catherine Nicholls

A man who witnessed Sunday’s plane crash in Muan, South Korea, said he is “devastated” by the disaster, describing the scene of the accident to Reuters.

Im Young Hak, who owns a seafood restaurant near the site of the crash, told Reuters he saw “a big dark smoke” and heard multiple explosions around 9 a.m. local time Sunday (7 p.m. ET on Saturday).

He first thought the noise was from an oil tanker accident, as there are many oil tankers nearby, Reuters reported. When he realized it was a plane that crashed, he thought that wild geese could have caused the disaster.

One of the two survivors of Sunday’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea is conscious and talking, despite suffering multiple fractures, according to Ju Woong, the Director of Seoul’s Ewha Hospital, where the 33-year-old is being treated.

The hospital Director said the man was admitted to the intensive care unit on Sunday afternoon and examinations revealed fractures in his back, which have restricted the patient’s movement. He is currently under intensive monitoring.

The hospital’s psychiatry department is expected to help manage the man’s post-traumatic stress, the Director added.

“We did not ask detailed questions about the accident. Considering the potential trauma and the patient’s current condition, we decided not to probe further,” the director said.

The man apparently told doctors, “When I woke up, I realized I had been rescued,” according to the director.

Both of the crash survivors were members of the flight crew, according to fire officials. They were rescued from the plane’s tail section after the airliner burst into flames.

The female survivor of Sunday’s crash is being treated at Seoul Asan Hospital, according to a hospital briefing.

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Thai family mourns crash victim
Two victims on board the deadly Jeju Air plane crash on Sunday were Thai, according to South Korean authorities.

Witness recalls explosions and smoke at crash site of South Korean plane disaster
From CNN’s Catherine Nicholls