South Korean authorities and investigators are evaluating bird strikes and other technical and weather conditions as possible factors behind the plane crash that killed at least 177 people, the Transport Ministry said on Sunday (29).
The plane landed on its belly and left the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning (local time), exploding after crashing into a wall.
The Ministry of Transport reported that the control tower issued a bird strike warning before the accident. However, they stated that further investigations are needed to confirm the cause of the incident, without specifying whether the flight hit any birds.
Worst plane crash in decades
At least 177 people died in a plane crash in South Korea on Saturday (28), according to local fire and rescue authorities.
This is the country’s worst air disaster in decades. Two people survived, both crew members, while two are missing.
The Jeju Air plane was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members when it crash-landed at Muan County Airport. Everyone on board was South Korean except for two Thai citizens.
This content was originally published in South Korean authorities assess collision with birds as cause of plane crash on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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