Korean Air crossed active runway, nearly causing disaster

On the 19th of April, a Korean Air Boeing 737, travelling from Jeju (CJU/RKPC) landed at Seoul Gimpo Airport, South Korea (GMP/RKSS), but failed to hold at taxiway "Echo 1" as instructed. KE1118 then crossed runway 32R where an Air Busan Airbus A321, flight BX8027 to Jeju, was on its takeoff run. The pilots of the A321 managed to get airborne ahead of "Echo 1" intersection and a massive collision was avoided. The incident is under investigation.

Aircraft Information:

Airline: Korean Air

Code: KE/KAL

Aircraft: Boeing 737-9B5

Registration: HL7727

Serial Number: 30000

Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B24

First Flew: 31/07/2004

Age: 18yrs Yrs. 7 Mts

Aircraft Information:

Airline: Air Busan

Code: BX/ABL

Aircraft: Airbus A321-231

Registration: HL7210

Serial Number: 7754

Engines: 2 x IAE V2533-A5

First Flew: 03/07/2017

Age: 5 Yrs 8 Mts