Aircraft Crash Tragedy Includes Three-Year-Old Child... "Tears Flow" Mourning

175 Passengers and 6 Crew Members Onboard
The Oldest Passenger is a Male Born in 1946

On the 29th, a Jeju Air passenger plane veered off the runway at Muan International Airport in Jeollanam-do, collided with the airport's outer wall, and exploded, with most of the passengers presumed dead. It is reported that among the passengers were children under the age of 10.

Jeju Air passenger plane exploded during runway landing process at Muan International Airport, Jeollanam-do

According to the passenger list released by some media outlets on the same day, which included passengers' names, genders, birth years, nationalities, and seat numbers, the oldest passenger was a male born in 1946, and the youngest was a boy born in 2021. Notably, Jeju Air has been operating the Bangkok route from Muan International Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays since the 8th of this month, and it is presumed that many family travelers took trips during the Christmas holiday starting from the 24th.

The fire department estimates that, due to the explosive fire severely damaging the fuselage of the passenger plane, all passengers except for the two rescued so far are presumed dead.

Online, waves of condolences continue. Netizens have left comments such as "There is even a baby born in 2021, this is so sad," "There are many elderly people who are like mothers and fathers, the shock is huge," "I cried as soon as I saw it," and "There is even a three-year-old born in 2021. What can we do?" expressing their sorrow.

On the 29th, a Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 passengers collided with the outer wall of the runway while landing at Muan International Airport, causing a fire that resulted in a major disaster with most passengers dying. The wreckage of the accident aircraft is placed on the runway at Muan International Airport, Jeonnam. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung

The Jeollanam-do provincial government has set up a temporary morgue at the Muan International Airport site to store the bodies.

Meanwhile, Jeju Air has switched to a company-wide emergency response system. All functions of the website, which normally handles flight reservations, have been suspended and are now being used as a channel for accident-related announcements and responses. Additionally, a support team for the bereaved families has been formed to provide assistance to the victims and their families.

Kim I-bae, CEO of Jeju Air, stated, "We will do everything possible for the swift handling of the accident and support for the passengers' families, and we will work closely with the government to determine the cause of the accident."