A passenger plane carrying 175 passengers and 6 flight attendants in South Korea skidded off the runway at Muan Airport and crashed into a wall. As a result of the crash, everyone on board except for the two crew members lost their lives. The youngest passenger on the plane was a 3-year-old child and the oldest passenger was a 78-year-old man. The government in South Korea has declared a week of national mourning until January 4. So what were the reactions from Europe and the world to the deadliest plane crash in South Korea in the last 30 years?
179 people on board the plane, carrying 175 passengers and 6 flight attendants, lost their lives.
Miraculously, 2 people managed to survive the accident in which everyone on the plane was assumed to have died.
The written statement from the ministry noted that it was deeply saddened by the plane crash that took place at Muan Airport in South Korea.
The statement said, “We offer our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this tragic accident and to the people of the Republic of Korea, and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.” The expression was used.
Jeju Air reported that the plane involved in the accident was a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet.
