Korean Air to Operate Alternative Flights from Incheon to Cebu... "Support for Return"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Korean Air's substitute flight (rescue flight) will depart from Incheon International Airport to Cebu Airport in the Philippines on the 25th. This is to transport passengers who were stranded due to the passenger plane's runway excursion accident.

Korean Air announced that the rescue flight carrying passengers back home will depart from Incheon International Airport to Mactan-Cebu Airport at 10 a.m. on the same day. The rescue flight will pick up passengers at Cebu Airport and depart at 3:30 p.m. local time, arriving at Incheon Airport at 8:50 p.m.

Earlier, on the 23rd (local time) at 11:07 p.m., a Korean Air passenger plane carrying 162 passengers (47 Koreans) and 11 crew members experienced a runway excursion after landing at Cebu Airport in the Philippines. As a result, the aircraft was damaged and Cebu Airport was closed. Passengers who were scheduled to return on the previous day's flight had to remain locally.

With the Philippine airport authorities resuming airport operations, the rescue flight became possible. Cebu Airport will operate only from 5 a.m. to 4:59 p.m. from that day until the 7th of next month. About 120 passengers who were scheduled to return the previous day are expected to board the rescue flight. Passengers who were on the overrun aircraft can also return to Korea by taking the rescue flight if they wish.

Korean Air has been operating an on-site task force of about 50 people in Cebu since the morning, led by Executive Vice President Lee Soo-geun, Head of Safety and Health. The on-site passenger support team visits passengers who were on the overrun aircraft directly to provide necessary assistance. They are also delivering in-flight baggage.

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