Plane catches fire and crashes with 181 on board – Two crew members rescued – different

Plane catches fire and crashes with 181 on board – Two crew members rescued – different

Tragedy struck South Korea when a plane with 181 people on board crashed at Muan Airport.

The Boeing 737-8AS aircraft had departed from the Thai capital, Bangkok. It crashed shortly after landing at Moan Airport in South Korea and caught fire.

Only two crew members — a man and a woman — have been pulled alive from the tail section of the fuselage of the Jeju Air plane with 181 people on board that crashed after landing, South Korea’s national news agency Yonhap reported, citing the fire department. at Muan Airport in southwestern South Korea.

Fears are expressed that the number of victims will reach 179 dead. Officially, the fire department has counted 85 dead so far, according to the latest report it made public.

The plane that crashed in Muan, some 290 kilometers from the capital Seoul, was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais.

Based on initial information, the crash may have been caused when the aircraft collided with “birds”, which is estimated to have resulted in a “landing system malfunction”, according to information from South Korea’s national news agency Yonhap.

The aircraft ran off the runway and crashed into a fence wall.

According to FlightRadar, the aircraft was a Boeing 737-8AS of low-cost carrier Jeju Air and had entered service in August 2009.

Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok ordered that every effort be made to save those on board the plane.

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