A month after the deadliest aviation disaster on South Korean soil, a fire destroyed another passenger jet in the country.
All passengers were safely evacuated when fire ripped through an Air Busan Airbus with 176 on board in South Korea on Tuesday. Newsweek reached out to Airbus and Air Busan for comment via email on Wednesday.
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said. All 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated, with three having minor injuries, fire authorities in Busan said.
A passenger aircraft carrying 169 passengers and seven crew members burst into flames at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday
The testimonies of some passengers suggest the fire broke out at an overhead compartment. Read more at straitstimes.com.
An Air Busan Airbus A321 burst into flames at Busan Gimhae Airport (PUS) after the aircraft’s tail caught fire before takeoff, according to Yonhap News.
Seven people sustained mostly minor injuries in Tuesday's airplane fire in South Korea, authorities said on Wednesday, with local media suggesting
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.
The Airbus A321 plane was engulfed in flames as it prepared to take off for Hong Kong from an airport in Busan, South Korea.
This comes a month after the Jeju Air plane crash on Dec. 29, 2024, that killed 179 passengers and crew members. It was the worst domestic civil aviation disaster in South Korea's history. The Jeju Air flight, which was returning from Bangkok, Thailand, veered off the runway and collided with a fence.
An Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan in South Korea on Tuesday and all 169 passengers and seven crew members evacuated without casualties, Yonhap news agency reported,