Amid political chaos, South Korea begins inspecting black boxes of crashed Jeju plane
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Amid political chaos, South Korea begins inspecting black boxes of crashed Jeju plane

Firstpost  

South Korea’s ‘devastating December’: Suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, who announced a short-lived martial law on December 3, was issued arrest warrant on Tuesday, while the two black boxes - cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder - of Jeju Air passenger aircraft that crashed on Sunday killing all 175 passengers and four crew members have been recovered but the flight data recorder was found with a missing connector Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol AFP PHOTO | SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE VIA YONHAP. On Tuesday, investigators began inspecting the two black boxes - the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft that belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway at Muan International Airport, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into an embankment holding navigation equipment. Among those dead in Thailand- South Korea Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash on Sunday were four crew members and all the passengers on board. South Korea political chaos In South Korea’s political sphere, an arrest warrant has been issued against the suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol by a Seoul court over his attempt to impose martial law on December 3.

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Jeju Air plane crash: Black boxes stopped working 4 minutes before accident, says South Korea
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3 days, 21 hours ago

Jeju Air plane crash: Black boxes stopped working 4 minutes before accident, says South Korea

Live Mint  

The South Korean Transportation Ministry said on Saturday the black boxes pulled out from the wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last month, stopped recording about four minutes before the fatal accident that killed 179 people. After initial analysis of the devices, the US National Transportation Safety Board concluded that both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders …

Jeju Air plane crash: Key data missing as Black Boxes stopped recording 4 min before flight crashed, says South Korea
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5 days, 3 hours ago

Jeju Air plane crash: Key data missing as Black Boxes stopped recording 4 min before flight crashed, says South Korea

Live Mint  

Key data is reportedly missing from the black boxes of the Jeju Air jet that crashed on the runway of a South Korean airport last month. The Korean transport ministry said on Saturday the flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed on December 29 stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a …

Mystery over South Korean plane crash thickens as it emerges Jeju Air black boxes were not recording
Top News
5 days, 3 hours ago

Mystery over South Korean plane crash thickens as it emerges Jeju Air black boxes were not recording

The Independent  

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South Korea Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording four minutes before crash
5 days, 5 hours ago

South Korea Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording four minutes before crash

The Hindu  

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on December 29 stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at South Korea's Muan airport, the Transport Ministry said on Saturday. Authorities investigating the disaster that killed 179 people, the worst on South Korean soil, plan to analyse what caused the …

Jeju Air 'black box' data missing from last four minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says
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5 days, 10 hours ago

Jeju Air 'black box' data missing from last four minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says

ABC  

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on December 29 stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at South Korea's Muan airport, according to the nation's transport ministry. Authorities investigating the disaster that killed 179 people, the worst on South Korean soil, plan to analyse what caused the …

South Korea crash: ‘Black boxes’ from plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say
5 days, 10 hours ago

South Korea crash: ‘Black boxes’ from plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — Flight recorders from the passenger jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing more than 170 people, stopped working minutes before the plane belly-landed and exploded on the runway, investigators said Saturday. Officials probing the country’s deadliest aviation accident in almost three decades had hoped information from the so-called black boxes would shed light …

South Korea plane crash investigators reveal initial clues found at site of deadly tragedy
1 week, 1 day ago

South Korea plane crash investigators reveal initial clues found at site of deadly tragedy

The Independent  

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South Korea's transport minister mulls resigning over Jeju Air crash
1 week, 2 days ago

South Korea's transport minister mulls resigning over Jeju Air crash

India Today  

South Korea's transport minister said on Tuesday he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air on Dec. 29. Jeju Air 7C2216, which departed the Thai capital of Bangkok for Muan in southwestern South Korea, belly-landed and overshot the regional airport's runway, exploding into flames after hitting an embankment. …

South Korean transport minister plans to resign after deadly plane crash
1 week, 2 days ago

South Korean transport minister plans to resign after deadly plane crash

ABC  

South Korea's transport minister says he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air on December 29. Photo shows A burned plane at the end of a runway The investigation into the Jeju Air plane crash will take several weeks, but some experts say the placement of a concrete …

Search at Jeju Air plane crash site comes to an end week after tragic accident that killed 179 people
1 week, 3 days ago

Search at Jeju Air plane crash site comes to an end week after tragic accident that killed 179 people

The Independent  

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After Jeju Air crash, South Korean airline to cut 1,900 flights to THESE key routes by March
1 week, 5 days ago

After Jeju Air crash, South Korean airline to cut 1,900 flights to THESE key routes by March

Live Mint  

South Korean airline Jeju Air on Friday announced that it would reduce operation of around 1,900 domestic and international flights in the next few months. Affected flights and key routes Amid measures to strengthen operational safety checks, Jeju Air management support division head Song Kyung-hoon said, “As for international flights, the reductions will primarily occur on major routes with high …

South Korea extends Boeing 737-800 inspections as Jeju Air wreckage lifted
1 week, 6 days ago

South Korea extends Boeing 737-800 inspections as Jeju Air wreckage lifted

Al Jazeera  

Inspections on 101 Boeing jets operated by country’s airlines extended to January 10 following the deadly plane crash. Inspections of all 101 Boeing 737-800 jets operated by South Korea’s airlines have been extended for another week, the transport ministry said, as authorities began lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air plane following the country’s worst aviation disaster. A total of …

South Korea police raid Jeju Air, airport over fatal crash
1 week, 6 days ago

South Korea police raid Jeju Air, airport over fatal crash

Raw Story  

South Korean police raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport Thursday as they step up a probe into the fatal crash of a Boeing 737-800 that killed 179 people. Authorities on Thursday carried out search and seizure operations at Muan airport where flight 2216 crashed, a regional aviation office in the southwestern city, and …

Jeju Air and Muan airport operator raided over fatal South Korea plane crash
2 weeks ago

Jeju Air and Muan airport operator raided over fatal South Korea plane crash

The Independent  

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South Korea authorities raid Jeju Air offices, Muan International Airport amid ongoing probe
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2 weeks ago

South Korea authorities raid Jeju Air offices, Muan International Airport amid ongoing probe

Live Mint  

South Korean police on Thursday, January 2, raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as a part of the ongoing investigation into the fatal crash of the Boeing 737-800, reported the news agency AFP. The police conducted a search and seizure operation at the airport where flight 2216 crashed, a regional aviation office in …

South Korea police raid Muan airport, Jeju Air office over Boeing plane crash that killed 179
2 weeks ago

South Korea police raid Muan airport, Jeju Air office over Boeing plane crash that killed 179

Firstpost  

South Korea police on Thursday carried out a search and seizure operation at three locations, including Muan airport, Jeju Air office in Seoul, and a regional aviation office to ‘swiftly and rigorously determine the cause and responsibility’ for the plane crash on December 29 that killed 179 people Airport security staff block the front door of the operations department during …

South Korean police ban Jeju Air chief from leaving country
2 weeks ago

South Korean police ban Jeju Air chief from leaving country

Al Jazeera  

Police in South Korea have banned Jeju Air chief executive Kim E-bae from leaving the country amid an investigation into the deadliest-ever air disaster on South Korean soil. The move came on Thursday as aviation authorities stepped up their probe into the cause of the deadly crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 on Sunday, which killed 179 of 181 people …

South Korean cops raid offices of Jeju Air as crash probe intensifies
2 weeks ago

South Korean cops raid offices of Jeju Air as crash probe intensifies

India Today  

South Korean police raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport Thursday as they step up a probe into the fatal crash of a Boeing 737-800 that killed 179 people. Authorities on Thursday carried out search and seizure operations at Muan airport where flight 2216 crashed, a regional aviation office in the southwestern city, and …

South Korea air crash investigators extract black box data as grieving families mourn the victims
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

South Korea air crash investigators extract black box data as grieving families mourn the victims

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day, as officials said they’ve extracted data from one of the retrieved black boxes to find the exact cause of the crash. All but two of the 181 passengers and crew …

Jeju air crash: South Korea says initial data extracted from black box voice recorder; all victims identified
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Jeju air crash: South Korea says initial data extracted from black box voice recorder; all victims identified

The Hindu  

Investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil have extracted the initial data from one of the Boeing 737-800’s black boxes, an official said Wednesday. Both of the plane’s black boxes were retrieved, and for the cockpit voice recorder, “the initial extraction has already been completed,” said Deputy Minister …

South Korea plane crash: Emotional scenes unfold as grieving families visit accident site, some collapse
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

South Korea plane crash: Emotional scenes unfold as grieving families visit accident site, some collapse

India TV News  

Seoul: Grieving relatives of people killed in a plane crash in South Korea visited the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day on Wednesday, as officials said they have identified all 179 bodies. VIDEO: Grieving families of victims of South Korean plane crash visit The bereaved families visited the site on Wednesday for the first …

South Korea air crash investigators extract black box data as families mourn
2 weeks, 1 day ago

South Korea air crash investigators extract black box data as families mourn

LA Times  

Mourners wait to pay tribute to the victims of a plane crash and fire at a memorial altar at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Wednesday. Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day, as officials said they’ve extracted data …

South Korea says initial data extracted from Jeju Air cockpit recorder
2 weeks, 1 day ago

South Korea says initial data extracted from Jeju Air cockpit recorder

Al Jazeera  

Officials say all 179 victims from deadliest crash on South Korean soil have been identified. Investigators probing the deadly crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea have retrieved the initial data from one of the aircraft’s black boxes, officials have said. The crash was the worst-ever air disaster on South Korean soil and the deadliest accident involving a …

Learning lessons: on the air crash in South Korea
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Learning lessons: on the air crash in South Korea

The Hindu  

The grim footage of a Boeing 737-800 sliding across the runway at Muan airport, to end as a fireball extinguishing 179 lives, will forever be a reminder of an air crash that holds important lessons for everyone from airport authorities to aviation regulators to airline pilots. Jeju Air flight 7C2216, on a scheduled flight from Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi airport, was on …

U.S. And Boeing Investigators Examine Site Of Deadly South Korean Plane Crash
2 weeks, 1 day ago

U.S. And Boeing Investigators Examine Site Of Deadly South Korean Plane Crash

Huff Post  

Rescue team members work at the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 31, 2024. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon SEOUL, South Korea — A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing have examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea while authorities were conducting safety inspections …

Heartbreaking: Last photo of youngest victim returning from Thailand before Jeju Air Crash
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Heartbreaking: Last photo of youngest victim returning from Thailand before Jeju Air Crash

Live Mint  

A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed during an emergency landing at Muan International Airport on December 29, 2024, killing 179 people. As the family embarked on their journey, Kang Ko shared heartfelt moments from their trip on social media platform Instagram, including a poignant photo of his son gazing out of the plane window. Police forensics personnel and National Bureau …

US and Boeing investigators examine the site of a deadly South Korean plane crash
2 weeks, 2 days ago

US and Boeing investigators examine the site of a deadly South Korean plane crash

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing on Tuesday examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea while authorities were conducting safety inspections on all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines. All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean …

South Korea plane crash: What did the two survivors say after deadly Jeju Air accident?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korea plane crash: What did the two survivors say after deadly Jeju Air accident?

Live Mint  

South Korea plane crash: The two flight attendants who survived a deadly plane crash and were plucked from the wreckage of the aircraft are not able to recall anything about the incident. On Sunday, a Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed after skidding off the runway at Muan International Airport while attempting landing for …

South Korea plane crash: Did the tail section save two lives in Jeju air incident?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korea plane crash: Did the tail section save two lives in Jeju air incident?

Live Mint  

Tragedy struck Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday as a Jeju Air flight crashed, leaving only two survivors out of 181 passengers and crew. Two recent fatal plane crashes, one in Kazakhstan and the other in South Korea, have renewed concerns about aviation safety. In both incidents, survivors were found in the rear section of the aircraft: many …

Plane Crash Prompts South Korea Leaders to Pause Political Fight
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Plane Crash Prompts South Korea Leaders to Pause Political Fight

Live Mint  

After two leaders were impeached in as many weeks, a deadly plane crash has prompted South Korea’s feuding political camps to temporarily halt a protracted power struggle. The opposition Democratic Party, responsible for the impeachment campaigns against President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, canceled parliamentary sessions where they had grilled officials for weeks to visit the disaster …

S. Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families
2 weeks, 2 days ago

S. Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families

Hindustan Times  

South Korean authorities began releasing the bodies of plane crash victims to families Tuesday, as investigators raced to determine why the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash landed and burst into flames. S. Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families US investigators, including from Boeing, arrived at the crash site in southwestern Muan, officials said, as South Korean authorities …

South Korea plane crash: Why was there a wall? Questions raised over runway design, efforts on to identify victims
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korea plane crash: Why was there a wall? Questions raised over runway design, efforts on to identify victims

Live Mint  

South Korea's policy agency said on Tuesday it was making efforts to expedite the process of identifying bodies from the Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people on Sunday. A Boeing 737-800 plane operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway at Muan International Airport. "The top priority for now …

S. Korea orders airline safety probe after worst domestic crash kills 179
2 weeks, 2 days ago

S. Korea orders airline safety probe after worst domestic crash kills 179

Deccan Chronicle  

MUAN COUNTY, South Korea: South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered on Monday an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil. "As soon as the accident recovery is conducted, the transport ministry is requested to conduct an emergency safety …

South Korea struggles to find answers
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korea struggles to find answers

China Daily  

Officials in South Korea have ordered a "comprehensive inspection" of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's carriers after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames on Dec 29, 2024, killing 179 people on board. "We are reviewing plans to conduct a special inspection on B737-800 aircraft," said Joo Jong-wan, head of the aviation policy bureau at …

U.S. and Boeing investigators examine site of a deadly South Korean plane crash
2 weeks, 2 days ago

U.S. and Boeing investigators examine site of a deadly South Korean plane crash

LA Times  

Experts from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and joint investigation team between the U.S. and South Korea check the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Tuesday. A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing on Tuesday examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea while …

South Korea struggles to find answers
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korea struggles to find answers

China Daily  

Inspection of Boeing aircraft launched as 7-day national mourning announced MUAN, South Korea — Flags flew at half-mast on Monday as South Korea mourned 179 people killed in the worst plane crash on its soil, as investigators probe why the Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames. "We are reviewing plans to conduct a special inspection on B737-800 aircraft," …

Boeing shares skid after Jeju Air 737-800 jetliner crash in South Korea
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Boeing shares skid after Jeju Air 737-800 jetliner crash in South Korea

Live Mint  

American airline manufacturer Boeing Co. shares fell nearly 5.3 per cent at the Wall Street open today due to Jeju Air's 737-800 carrier crash in South Korea on Sunday, December 29. Boeing Co. shares fell 5.3 per cent, at US market open, but the stock is now trading at 1.73 per lower levels at $177.71 as of 12:15 p.m. Monday's …

South Korea orders inspections of all Boeing 737-800s after Jeju Air crash tragedy that killed over 170
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korea orders inspections of all Boeing 737-800s after Jeju Air crash tragedy that killed over 170

Live Mint  

South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier. The Boeing 737-800 plane operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air aborted its first landing attempt for reasons that aren’t immediately clear. …

South Korea to inspect all Boeing 737-800 aircrafts after fatal crash kills 179 people
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korea to inspect all Boeing 737-800 aircrafts after fatal crash kills 179 people

Op India  

South Korean officials, on 30th December, announced that they would do an emergency safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 planes flown by the nation’s carriers as they try to figure out what caused the plane crash that killed 179 people. The incident occurred when a Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew from Bangkok, veered off the runway upon …

What we know about the deadly Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea
Top News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

What we know about the deadly Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has vowed thorough investigations to find what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people, saying Monday that it will also inspect all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines. Sunday’s crash, the nation’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades, has sent a shock wave through South Korean society, which is already facing a …

What we know about the deadly Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

What we know about the deadly Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea

The Independent  

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South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179

The Hindu  

South Korean officials said on Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier. Follow South Korea plane crash highlights “The essence of a responsible response would be renovating the aviation safety systems on the whole …

South Korea to inspect all Boeing 737-800 aircraft after fatal crash kills 179 people
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korea to inspect all Boeing 737-800 aircraft after fatal crash kills 179 people

Hindustan Times  

South Korean officials said on Monday that they would conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines. The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, The probe is part of an attempt to find the exact cause of Sunday's tragic …

South Korea plane crash latest: Grieving families camp out at airport and demand answers over Jeju Air crash
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

South Korea plane crash latest: Grieving families camp out at airport and demand answers over Jeju Air crash

The Independent  

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South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179
2 weeks, 3 days ago

South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier. Earlier Monday, another Boeing 737-800 plane operated by Jeju Air returned to Seoul’s Gimpo International Airport shortly after takeoff …

South Korea struggles to determine cause of plane crash that killed 179 people
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

South Korea struggles to determine cause of plane crash that killed 179 people

The Independent  

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South Korea plane crash: Last 5 minutes of worst-ever crash, bird strike and pilot’s ‘mayday’ call
2 weeks, 3 days ago

South Korea plane crash: Last 5 minutes of worst-ever crash, bird strike and pilot’s ‘mayday’ call

Live Mint  

Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed five minutes after the pilot issued a "mayday" warning. What happened in last 5 minutes before crash According to the local media, the transport ministry had confirmed on Sunday that the control tower at Muan International Airport had issued a bird strike warning to the Jeju Air flight moments before the crash. According to the …

Flags at half-mast as South Korea grieves 179 lives lost in plane disaster
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Flags at half-mast as South Korea grieves 179 lives lost in plane disaster

Hindustan Times  

Flags flew at half-mast on Monday as South Korea mourned 179 people killed in the worst plane crash on its soil, as investigators probe why the Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames. "We are reviewing plans to conduct a special inspection on B737-800 aircraft," said Joo Jong-wan, head of the aviation policy bureau at South Korea's transport ministry. …

Distraught families want answers after 179 people die in South Korea’s deadliest domestic air disaster
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Distraught families want answers after 179 people die in South Korea’s deadliest domestic air disaster

The Independent  

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