Following the disaster of the crash, Seoul is considering inspecting its fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft

South Korea announced today, Monday, that it is considering the possibility of conducting “special inspections” of Boeing 737-800 aircraft operating in the country, the day after 179 people were killed in the disaster of this type of plane crash at Muan Airport (southwest).
“101 B737-800 aircraft are currently operating in South Korea. Therefore, we are examining options to conduct special inspections of B737-800 aircraft,” Jo Jong-wan, head of the Aviation Policy Office at the South Korean Ministry of Transport, told reporters.

A passenger plane crashes at Muan Airport

On Sunday, 179 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed as it landed at Muan Airport, coming from Bangkok with 181 people on board, in an accident from which only two people survived. The authorities suggested that it was the result of the plane colliding with birds and bad weather.
The plane, a Boeing 737-800, entered service in 2009, according to the specialized website “Flightdar,” and it crashed during landing.
Boeing announced in a statement that it is in contact with Jeju Airlines, which owns the ill-fated plane, and is “ready to provide support.”

Jeju Airlines

This is the first fatal accident in the history of Jeju Airlines, which was founded in 2005 and is considered among the largest low-cost airlines in South Korea.
Fatal aviation accidents are rare in South Korea, the most notable of which was the crash of a Boeing 767 plane belonging to China Airlines near Busan Airport on April 15, 2022, killing 129 people.