167 have been confirmed lifeless
Reporting from Seoul, South Korea
The nationwide fireplace company have confirmed the demise toll at 167 thus far. Officals are elevating the demise toll as victims arrive on the morgue, and the quantity is predicted to rise.
Of the victims, 79 have been males, 77 ladies and 11 others whose genders weren’t instantly identifiable.
Aircraft ‘utterly destroyed’ by fireplace, officers say
Reporting from Seoul, South Korea
The Jeju Air Boeing 787 has been “utterly destroyed by fireplace,” Joo Jong-wan, the Director of the Aviation Policy Division at South Korea’s transport ministry stated at a briefing.
So far, two individuals — each cabin crew members — have been rescued, Joo stated, and the runway at Muan International Airport will likely be closed till at the very least the morning of Jan. 1. Among the passengers have been two have been Thai nationals, he added.
Joo stated investigators have retrieved each the flight knowledge recorder and cockpit voice recorders, which will likely be key to offering insights into the final moments of the deadly touchdown.
The full investigation may take between six months to 3 years, he added.
Jeju Air crash deadliest of the 12 months, first within the historical past of the airline
At least 151 individuals have been killed within the Jeju Air crash, making it the deadliest airline catastrophe of the 12 months.
It can also be the primary deadly crash within the historical past of the low-cost airline, which was based in 2005.
Death toll rises to 151
Reporting from Seoul, South Korea
The demise toll from the crash has risen to 151, based on native authorities.
Boeing extends its condolences
The Jeju Air flight was a Boeing 737-800, carrying 181 passengers and crew.
A timeline of the the sequence of occasions resulting in the catastrophe
Reporting from Seoul, South Korea
“The pilot declared mayday after issuing the chook strike alert,” Joo Jong-wan, director of the Aviation Policy Division at South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated, including that the plane was “utterly destroyed” within the crash.
The airplane initially tried to land on the airport’s Runway 1, however the pilot was informed to as an alternative land on Runway 19 — in the other way — as a result of a chook strike warning, Joo stated.
A minute later, the pilot despatched a mayday sign following the chook strike and tried to land on Runway 19. While passing over the runway, the airplane struck a security system referred to as a localizer — which provides guidance during landing — didn’t decrease the touchdown gear and crashed right into a wall, Joo stated.
Death toll rises to 127 after airplane crashes at South Korean airport
Reporting from Seoul, South Korea
At least 127 individuals died when a business airplane crashed Sunday at a South Korean airport, officers stated.
The Jeju Air flight veered off a runway whereas touchdown at Muan International Airport and caught fireplace after the crash, a spokesperson for the nation’s National Fire Agency stated.
The flight, which originated from Bangkok, was carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew members, stated Joo Jong-wan, director of the Aviation Policy Division at South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. At least two of the passengers have been Thai, Joo stated.
“We suspect that the accident could have been as a result of breakdown within the malfunctioning touchdown gear,” Lee Jung-hyun, the pinnacle of the Muan Fire Department, stated at a briefing. Lee stated a chook strike and adversarial climate additionally appeared to have performed a job however cautioned that the precise trigger continues to be underneath investigation.
“The pilot declared mayday after issuing the chook strike alert,” Joo stated, including that the plane was “utterly destroyed” within the crash.
