{"id":2533,"date":"2024-12-30T11:58:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T08:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=2533"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:58:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T08:58:20","slug":"south-korea-to-inspect-boeing-fleet-after-plane-crash-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=2533","title":{"rendered":"South Korea to inspect Boeing fleet after plane crash disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

737-800 jets like the Jeju Air flight that crashed on Sunday are used my most of the country\u2019s budget carriers<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is set to conduct a special inspection of all Boeing 737-800 jets operated by the country\u2019s air carriers, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, which was carrying 181 people from Bangkok, belly-landed, skidded off the end of the runway, and exploded after slamming into a wall at Muan International Airport, some 290km southwest of Seoul.<\/p>\n

The cause of the tragedy that claimed the lives of 179 people is currently under investigation, with preliminary findings pointing to a landing gear malfunction. Two crew members survived and are being treated for injuries.<\/p>\n

Boeing 737-800s are mostly operated by low-cost domestic airlines. Jeju Air currently has 39 of the planes in its fleet, while 62 are operated by T\u2019way Air, Jin Air, Eastar Jet, Air Incheon, and Korean Air.<\/p>\n

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On Monday, local media reported that another Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air had returned to an airport in South Korea shortly after departure due to the same landing gear issue.<\/p>\n

Earlier, South Korea\u2019s acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country\u2019s entire airline operation system \u201cto prevent recurrence of aircraft accidents.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cEven before the final results are out, we ask that officials transparently disclose the accident investigation process and promptly inform the bereaved families,\u201d<\/em> Choi said, explaining that the top priority was to identify the victims, support their families, and treat the two survivors.<\/p>\n

Local media outlets had previously reported that the authorities believed that the airliner had been hit by a flock of birds, which caused its landing gear to malfunction. However, aviation experts questioned this theory in an interview with Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

737-800 jets like the Jeju Air flight that crashed on Sunday are used my most of the country\u2019s budget carriers South Korea\u2019s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is set…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t