December 30, 2024 – 13:04
A Jeju Air flight that took off in South Korea this Monday was forced to return to the departure point, west of Seoul, after experiencing a landing gear problem, similar to that of another airline plane that crashed. crashed on Sunday in Muan leaving 179 dead.
Jeju Air flight 7C101, which departed from Gimpo International Airport to Jeju Island (southern South Korea) at 6:37 local time (21:37 GMT on Sunday), detected a problem with its landing gear shortly after takeoff.
The airline informed the 161 passengers about the mechanical defect and subsequently returned to Gimpo at 7:25 (22:25 GMT on Sunday), according to sources at the airport, one of the two that serve the South Korean capital.
News in development.-
Source: Ambito
