South Korean airport:- 3 injured, 176 evacuated safely; 179 people died in the plane crash a month ago
A passenger plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korean airport at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Three people were injured while being evacuated from the plane, according to Yonhap news agency. The injured suffered minor injuries.
Officials said that there were 169 passengers and 7 crew members on the Air Busan plane bound for Hong Kong. They were evacuated through emergency routes after receiving information about the fire. According to initial information, the fire broke out in the rear of the plane. After this, it spread to the rest of the area South Korea airport.
This is the second plane crash in South Korea airport in a month. On December 29, a Jeju Air plane coming from Bangkok crashed at South Korean airport . All 181 passengers and 179 crew members on board the plane died in the accident. Only two crew members survived.
The plane made a belly landing at Muan South Korean airport .
In the accident that happened a month ago, the wheels of the plane coming from Bangkok did not open before landing due to a defect in the landing gear. In such a situation, the plane’s belly landing was done in an emergency. In this, the body of the plane collides directly with the runway. During the belly landing, the plane skidded on the runway and collided with the airport boundary wall. It exploded and caught fire South ko.
The crew member who survived the Muan accident remembers nothing about the accident.
According to the Korean Times, two crew members who survived the December 29 crash were stationed at the back of the plane to help passengers. One of them, 32-year-old Lee, was in shock after the crash. She kept asking, “What happened to her?” and “Why is she here?”
Kwon, a 25-year-old flight attendant, also had no memory of the accident. He spoke of severe pain in his head, ankles and stomach. Doctors said Kwon’s injuries were serious but not life-threatening.