‘We bow our heads and apologize’, what Jeju Airlines said on the death of 179 people in the plane crash

South Korea Plane Crash: A plane carrying 181 people met with an accident on Sunday (29 December 2024) at Muan International Airport in South Korea. Reuters quoted Yonhap News Agency as saying that about 179 people have died in this accident. Two people have been discovered alive throughout rescue operations at Muan Airport. The accident occurred at 9:07 a.m. when the Jeju Air plane skidded off the runway throughout touchdown and crashed right into a fence wall at Muan International Airport, Yonhap information company reported.

Jeju Airlines apologized

After this accident, Jeju Airlines of Korea issued an announcement that we bow our heads and apologize to all those that have suffered losses for the Muan Airport accident. The assertion said, “We regret any inconvenience caused from our side. First of all, we will make every effort to resolve the accident.” Jeju Air is at the moment working a company-wide emergency response system. “Our company has formed a support staff for the bereaved families and provided assistance to the casualties and their families,” the assertion said.

Company issued helpline quantity

The firm has issued two numbers for the households of home and international residents. The quantity 080-898-1500 has been issued for home passengers and +82-1599-8629 for international passengers. A complete of 181 people, together with six crew members, have been on board this plane coming back from Bangkok. Except for 2 Thai residents, most of the passengers on the plane have been from Korea. Videos broadcast by native TV stations confirmed the plane making an attempt to land with out the touchdown gear deployed.

Officials suspect {that a} touchdown gear malfunction might have been attributable to a hen strike, which may have precipitated the accident. Officials have began investigation to seek out out the trigger of the accident. Regarding this accident, the President of Korea will name an emergency assembly of prime officers at 11:30 am, in order that the authorities response to the plane crash could be mentioned. (with enter company)

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