A commercial jet carrying 181 people skidded off a runway at an airport in South Korea and burst into a massive fireball, killing all but two, who somehow miraculously survived the horrifying aviation disaster, according to South Korean media.
The Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 airplane was arriving from Thailand at Muan International Airport in the south of the Asian nation on Sunday morning when its landing gear failed to extend just after 9 am and it wound up belly flopping onto the ground.
BREAKING: Jeju Air flight with 181 people on board has crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea. Unfortunately all 179 passengers and crew have died, only 2 survived.
— حسن سجواني Hassan Sajwani (@HSajwanization) December 29, 2024
Bad Day For Boeing.
NEW: A KLM Boeing 737 made an emergency landing and skidded off the runway in Oslo, Norway due to a malfunction in its hydraulic system
Pilots noticed the issue soon after takeoff at around 4,900ft, and quickly diverted to a nearby airfield
It’s not yet known what caused the… pic.twitter.com/g9vtvJB4um
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 29, 2024
h/t Mauser
