Jeju Air accident in South Korea kills at least 47: Yonhap

Danny Lee and Heejin Kim, Bloomberg News on Dec 28, 2024

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A Jeju Air Co. plane landing in South Korea veered off an airport runway and collided with a wall on Sunday, killing at least 47 people, Yonhap reported.

Flight 2216 from Bangkok was carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew members to Muan International Airport, in the country’s south, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Officials did not give a figure for fatalities.

The crash took place at around 9 a.m. Seoul time and marks the first fatal accident for low-cost carrier Jeju Air. It comes just days after a Dec. 25 disaster involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane, killing dozens.

The aircraft was a Boeing Co. 737, according to Flightradar24 data. The 737 plane in question was not a Max jet, a model involved in two fatal crashes.

Founded in 2005, Jeju Air operates 42 aircraft, according to its website. The company said was investigating the crash and planned to issue a statement soon.

(Sarina Yoo and Aradhana Aravindan contributed to this report.)