Jeju Air crash prompts mass trip cancellations in South Korea


The logo of Jeju Air is seen in the Korea Airports Corporation Aviation Support Center in Seoul, Dec 29, 2024. - Photo: Yonhap

SEOUL: After 179 people were killed on Jeju Air Flight 2216 in the worst plane crash in South Korea, the low-cost carrier told AFP Monday (Dec 30) it was facing a wave of cancellations.

In Sunday's accident at Muan, a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea made a mayday call and belly-landed before crashing into a barrier and bursting into flames.

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