Days after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed in Kazakhstan, a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 has crashed at Muan International Airport (MWX). The aircraft, registration HL8088, was operating as Jeju Air Flight 2216 from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Muan.
While the situation is still evolving, the aircraft appears to have performed a belly landing. It is unknown at this time why the plane landed without its gear down but, the lack of emergency vehicles near the runway indicates that this was unplanned.
Video captured on the ground shows the aircraft sliding on its belly down the runway before traveling off of the end of the runway and impacting runway lights before bursting into flames. The video is so surreal that at first I thought it was AI or CGI when I first saw it.
BREAKING: Video shows crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea. 181 people on board pic.twitter.com/9rQUC0Yxt8
— BNO News (@BNONews) December 29, 2024
The aircraft was carrying 181 individuals (175 passengers and 5 crew) at the time of the accident. While the situation is changing rapidly, South Korean news agency Yonhap News is reporting that all but two of the passengers and crew have been presumed killed in the accident.
This situation is still developing and this post will be updated with more information as it comes out.
Summary
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 has crashed while attempting to land at Muan International Airport. The plane was operating as Flight 2216 from Bangkok and local news outlets are reporting that all but two of the 181 individuals on board have died. The accident comes days after the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight that ultimately crashed in Kazakhstan.
