At least 174 people were killed in South Korea’s deadliest air crash on Sunday when a plane skidded off the runway, exploded and burst into flames as it crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport. Jeju Air flight 7C2216, arriving from the Thai capital Bangkok with 175 passengers and six crew members, was attempting to land short of the airport in the southern part of the country, South Korea’s transport ministry said. Two crew members were rescued and officials said the rest on board were presumed dead. The deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil was also the worst involving a South Korean airline in nearly three decades, according to the transport ministry. “Many things about this tragedy do not make sense” Geoffrey Thomas, an aviation expert explained to the BBC about the plane tragedy: “It appears that there was a bird strike […]
Source: News Beast
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