The remains of a South Korea plane crash victim were returned to her family in Thailand this week. Jonglak Duangmanee, 45, was among the 179 passengers killed when a Boeing 737 operated by Jeju Air smashed into a concrete wall at the Muan International Airport in South Korea on December 29.
South Korea's rival parties agreed Tuesday to form a joint task force to probe the recent Jeju Air plane crash that left 179 people dead, as the transport minister offered to resign over the tragedy.With the exact cause of the crash still unknown,
South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash that left 179 people dead last week."The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is expected to be completed today,
South Korea's ruling and opposition parties agreed on Tuesday to form a joint parliamentary task force to probe the recent Jeju Air plane crash that left 179 people dead. The opposition Democratic Party also confirmed to AFP Tuesday it has "agreed" to form a joint probe team with the PPP to look into the tragic case.
Just two survivors were rescued from the wreckage of the passenger plane, which had been returning from Thailand.
The flight, operated by Jeju Air, was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. Only two people survived the crash.
SEOUL, South Korea — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board were killed in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters, officials said.
Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.
Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok has told emergency responders to use "all available" resources to respond to the crash.
SEOUL, South Korea — A plane with malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire Sunday at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 28 people, according to the emergency office and local media.
U.S. investigators are helping South Korea investigate the plane crash on Sunday that killed 179 people on board a plane from Thailand. The team of U.S. investigators will include the National
Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.