Monday, 30 December 2024

Second Jeju Air flight forced to make an emergency landing

Just one day after the Jeju Airline disaster, another Jeju flight faced similar problems

Korean media has reported that another Jeju Air flight was forced to make an emergency landing and return to the airport of departure earlier this morning KST.

Jeju Air flight 7C101, traveling from Seoul's Gimpo Airport (GMP/RKSS) to Jeju (CJU/RKPC)), was forced to return to land due to landing gear issues. It has not been confirmed whether or not the deadly crash yesterday, where 179 passengers were declared dead, had similar issues


The airline informed all 161 passengers aboard this new flight about the emergency landing and mechanical defect. They were able to return to Gimpo Airport successfully at 7:25AM KST.

Aircraft Information
Airline: Jeju Air
Code: 7C/JJA
Aircraft: Boeing 737-8AS
Registration: HL-8090
Serial Number: 37540
Engines: 
2 x CFMI CFM56-7B26
First Flew: July 2009
Age: 15.5 Years 

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