Empty desks and tears mark five colleagues killed in South Korean plane crash


  • World
  • Tuesday, 31 Dec 2024

Condolence flowers are laid on the desk of a government official of Jeollanam-do Office of Education, who died in the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 31, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

MUAN COUNTY, South Korea (Reuters) - Empty desks and a calendar marking days off after Christmas sit in a South Korean office where five co-workers once planned a holiday to Thailand which ended in tragedy on Sunday when their return Jeju Air flight crashed.

The five female colleagues, who flew to Bangkok to celebrate promotions, were among the 179 people killed when flight 7C2216 crashed at the Muan International Airport in the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil.

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