The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport revealed that a fire occurred at the rear of an Air Busan aircraft at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, resulting in a partial burn.
Fire broke out on Air Busan Flight BX391, scheduled to depart from Busan to Hong Kong (Airbus A321, registration: HL7763), around 10:15 PM on January 28th. All 176 individuals on board, including 169 passengers, 6 crew members, and 1 boarding engineer, made an emergency evacuation, with 3 passengers sustaining injuries. The injured were 3 female passengers in their 50s to 70s, suffering from bruises and other wounds. Two of the women, except for the one in her 70s, returned home.
As a result, 3 out of the 40 parking stands at the airport will be closed. Of the 279 flights scheduled to operate on January 29th, 271 will operate as normal, excluding 8 Air Busan flights.
