The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced that 177 passengers and crew members have been confirmed dead following the crash of Jeju Air flight 7C2216 at Muan International Airport.
Out of the 181 passengers and crew on board, by 6:30 p.m., 177 deaths and 2 injuries were confirmed, with 2 individuals still missing. The injured are both cabin crew members, one male and one female.
According to details revealed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport and Jeju Air, the crash was attempted after declaring an emergency due to a collision with a flock of birds. The aircraft, manufactured on February 3, 2009, and introduced by Jeju Air on February 3, 2017, showed no abnormalities during pre-departure inspections. There had been no records of turnaround due to maintenance issues in the past three years.
The captain, born in 1979, had a total flight time of about 6,800 hours, with 5 years of experience as a captain and 2,500 hours of flight time as a captain. The co-pilot, born in 1989, had a total flight time of 1,650 hours.
A total of 1,572 personnel, including firefighters, police, and military, were mobilized to respond. Eight aviation accident investigators and nine aviation safety officers are currently collecting debris and gathering evidence at the scene.
Compensation for the families of the victims is being provided through a total insurance coverage of 1.4 trillion South Korean won (approximately 1 billion US dollars), with Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance being the primary insurance company, supported by four other companies and AXA XL as the reinsurance company.
Furthermore, a special measure is being implemented to waive cancellation fees on all routes for bookings made by December 29.
■ Incident Details 8:54 a.m.: Control tower grants landing permission 8:57 a.m.: Control tower provides warning to avoid a flock of birds 8:59 a.m.: Pilot declares emergency due to bird strike 9:00 a.m.: The aircraft attempts landing 9:03 a.m.: The aircraft lands without deploying landing gear, deviates from the runway endpoint, collides with the airport’s outer wall, and comes to a stop, resulting in a fire 10:03 a.m.: Overarching response headquarters transitions to task execution 2:00 p.m.: Jeju Air conducts official briefing 5:30 p.m.: Overarching support team of the on-site response headquarters arrives at Muan Airport 6:26 p.m.: Out of 181 passengers and crew, 176 confirmed dead, 2 injured, 3 missing
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