A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok to Muan, South Korea, crashed on landing, resulting in 179 fatalities. Two survivors were rescued. Investigations are underway to determine the cause, but bird strike and weather conditions are suspected.
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on landing Sunday, killing 179 with just two people plucked alive from the wreckage. A Boeing 737-800 aircraft belonging to low-cost carrier Jeju Air, flying from Bangkok to Muan airport, was warned of a bird strike by the control tower, officials said, during its first attempt at landing shortly after 9:00 am (0000 GMT).
Minutes later, with the pilot issuing a'mayday' warning, it tried to land again, with video showing it attempting a'belly landing' without its landing gear activated. Dramatic video shows the plane skidding along the runway with smoke trailing out, until it hits a wall at the end and bursts into flames.All 175 passengers and four of the six crew members onboard were killed. Rescue workers plucked two survivors -- both flight attendants -- from the wreckage. Investigations have been launched, but officials suspect the accident could have been caused by bird strike and adverse weather conditions. When asked if the accident happened due to the runway being too short, one official said this was likely not a factor. 'The runway is 2,800 metres long, and similar-sized aircraft have been operating on it without issues,' they said. A bird strike can be hazardous to aircraft safety and jets are especially vulnerable to loss of power if birds are sucked into the air intakes, according to the UN agency International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). A number of fatal accidents have occurred globally due to bird strikes. In 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 famously ditched in New York's Hudson River after a bird strike on both of its engines, in an incident widely known as the'Miracle on the Hudson' because there was no loss of lif
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