Asia-Pacific

South Korea orders emergency review of aircraft systems after plane crash kills 179

Boeing plane operated by Jeju Air skidded off a runway at Muan International Airport, hit a wall and burst into flames

South Korea plane crash: Firefighters inspect the wreckage of Jeju Air Flight 2216 at Muan International Airport. Photograph: Seongjoon Cho/Bloomberg
South Korea plane crash: Firefighters inspect the wreckage of Jeju Air Flight 2216 at Muan International Airport. Photograph: Seongjoon Cho/Bloomberg
Mon Dec 30 2024 - 14:57 • 4 MIN READ

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