Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Establishes Muan Airport Aircraft Accident Response Headquarters... Dispatches Investigation Team

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport established a Central Accident Response Headquarters on the 6th floor of the Government Sejong Complex on the 29th to respond to the aircraft crash accident at Muan International Airport in Jeonnam.

On the morning of the 29th, at Muan International Airport in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, a plane that was landing veered off the runway, prompting the fire department to dispatch and carry out extinguishing operations. / Photo by Yonhap News

Additionally, seven investigators from the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB), along with the head of the aviation technology division and supervisors, were dispatched to the site.

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Park Sang-woo and Second Vice Minister Baek Won-guk are also reported to have arrived at the accident response headquarters.

According to Korea Airports Corporation and Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, the accident occurred at approximately 9:03 a.m. when Jeju Air flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, Thailand, attempted to land on the runway at Muan International Airport and crashed. The aircraft collided with the outer wall of the runway, breaking apart and catching fire.

The aircraft involved was a B737-800, carrying a total of 181 people, including 175 passengers and 6 crew members. So far, 28 fatalities have been confirmed, and one passenger and one crew member have been rescued. The number of deaths and injuries is expected to increase.

Police and fire authorities are currently extinguishing the initial aircraft fire and conducting rescue operations starting from the rear of the fuselage.

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