By Fox News (World News) | Created at 2024-12-29 02:05:29 | Updated at 2024-12-29 19:35:28
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A Jeju Air flight drove off the runway in South Korea and collided with a fence, leaving at least 23 passengers killed, the Yonhap news agency reported.
The agency attributed the devastating crash to malfunctioning landing gear.
Jeju Air, a low-cost airline in South Korea, was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members in the Boeing 737-800 when the incident occurred Sunday morning local time at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province.
Firefighters carry out extinguishing operations on an aircraft which drove off runaway at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on Dec. 29. (Yonhap via Reuters)
Firefighters carry out extinguishing operations on an aircraft which drove off runaway at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on Dec. 29. (Yonhap via Reuters)
A screengrab from video footage captured near Muan International Airport shows black smoke billowing into the air from the airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on Dec. 29. (Yonhap via REUTERS)
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-8FH on the runway at Jeju International Airport in Jeju, South Korea, in 2018. (S3studio/Getty Images)
The plane landed at 9:07 a.m. local time at the airport when the incident happened.
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The plane was flying back to South Korea from Thailand, the report said.
Photos shared by local media showed smoke billowing out of the plane.
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