- A airplane carrying 181 folks crashed at an airport in South Korea on Sunday,
- Pictures and movies present the plane overrunning a runway earlier than being engulfed in flames.
- Officers stated the demise toll was at the very least 85 folks, per AP.
A airplane crash at a South Korean airport on Sunday has left at the very least 85 folks lifeless, The Related Press reported.
The jet, operated by Korea’s funds airline Jeju Air, had 181 folks on board when it veered off the runway and struck a barrier because it was touchdown at Muan Worldwide Airport, The New York Occasions reported.
The flight, 7C2216, was coming from Suvarnabhumi Worldwide Airport in Bangkok, the Occasions reported.
The Nationwide Fireplace Company stated the demise toll was at the very least 85 folks, AP Information reported. Two of the airplane’s six crew members survived.
Spokespeople for Jeju Air and the Nationwide Fireplace Company couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
In a press release posted on-line, Jeju Air stated that it was “bowing” its head in apology and that it might deal with the crash.
A video broadcast by MBC Information, a South Korean information community, confirmed a airplane dashing down a runway, with smoke emitting from its stomach, earlier than it crashed into what seems to be a barrier and burst into flames.
Planespotters.internet, a flight monitoring web site, reported the airplane was a Boeing 737-800. The tracker says Ryanair, a funds Irish airline, operated the airplane earlier than it was delivered to Jeju Air in 2017.
The airplane landed “with out its touchdown gear prolonged,” the flight tracker stated.
A spokesperson for Boeing didn’t instantly return a request for remark.
