SEOUL, Dec. 29 (AJP) — South Korea on Monday marked one year since a Jeju Air passenger jet crashed during an emergency landing, killing 179 people in one of the country’s deadliest aviation disasters.
Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, a Boeing 737-800 traveling from Bangkok, struck a concrete localizer structure while attempting to land at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province at 9:03 a.m. on Dec. 29 last year. Of the 181 people on board, 179 were killed and two others were injured.
On the first anniversary of the tragedy, bereaved families and members of the public left messages of remembrance at a digital memorial space set up at Seoul Station. Temporary memorial altars were also installed by local governments and at airports nationwide, where mourners gathered to pay tribute to the victims.
The government and Jeju Air issued statements expressing condolences to the families of those killed and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening aviation safety measures to prevent similar accidents.
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