179 Die as Plane Crashes in Worst-Ever Accident in S. Korea
Financial Express Kochi|December 30, 2024
FLIGHT OPERATED BY JEJU AIR CRASHES AND CATCHES FIRE AFTER SKIDDING DOWN RUNWAY; NATION DECLARES 1 WEEK OF MOURNING
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A Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Jeju Air crashed and caught fire after skidding down an airport runway in South Korea, killing most of the 181 people on board in one of the country's worst-ever aviation disasters.

Flight 2216 was carrying 175 passengers and six crew from Bangkok to Muan International Airport in the country's south, according to officials. Some 179 people were killed, with only a pair of flight attendants surviving, Yonhap reported.

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