The victims, identified as Ms Sirinthorn Ja-ue, a 22-year-old from Chiang Rai's Mae Suai district, and Ms Boonchuay Duangmanee, a 45-year-old from Udon Thani province, were among the 181 passengers on board the ill-fated flight.
Ms Sirinthorn was travelling to South Korea to celebrate the New Year with her mother, who had married a Korean man. It was to be her second visit to South Korea.
A bright airline business management student at Bangkok University, she was just three months away from graduation, with dreams of becoming a flight attendant.
Her family had been eagerly anticipating her graduation ceremony.
The other victim, Ms Boonchuay, had lived in South Korea for seven years with her Korean husband and worked in agriculture.
This story is from the January 03, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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