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Two flight attendants are the only people who survive the fatal plane crash in South Korea which killed 179 people.
Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 caught fire “while landing” at Muan International Airport around 9:03 a.m. local time on Sunday, December 29. according to a translated statement from aircraft CEO Kim E-bae on Instagram.
The plane, carrying 181 people – 175 passengers and six crew – was en route from Bangkok when it “swerved off the runway” after landing and “collided” with a concrete fence at the airport, local police and fire officials said , South Korea said. news agency Yonhap And CNN.
Only two crew members, both flight attendants, survived the crash. Yonhap reported.
Recovery teams work at the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series plane crashed and caught fire on December 30, 2024, at Muan International Airport in Muan, about 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
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One survivor, a 33-year-old flight attendant, was reportedly treated at Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital.
At a press conference, hospital director Ju Woong said the man “can fully communicate” and that “there is no evidence yet of memory loss or anything like that.”
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According to Ju, the man told the doctors: “When I woke up, I was already saved.”
A second flight attendant, 25, was treated at Asan Medical Center, according to Yonhap. Her condition is said to be stable, with ankle and head injuries.
Muan fire chief Lee Jeong-Hyun said the incident was believed to have been caused by a “bird strike combined with adverse weather conditions”. The Guardian. The exact cause, he added, “will be announced after a joint investigation.”
Recovery teams work at the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series plane crashed and caught fire on December 30, 2024, at Muan International Airport in Muan, about 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
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“I would like to express my deepest condolences and apologies to the passengers and their families,” E-bae said in the airline’s statement.
“Currently, the cause of the accident is difficult to estimate and we must wait for the official investigation from the relevant government agency,” he continued. “As CEO, I feel the responsibility regardless of the cause of the accident… (Jeju Air) will do our best to work with the government to determine the cause of the accident.”