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A three-year-old kid returning home from a vacation with his moms and dads is thought to be the youngest of 179 to pass away in among South Korea’s worst airplane crashes.
5 of those who died were kids under the age of 10 when a Jeju Air jet skidded off the runway and knocked into a concrete wall in an intense surge.
Authorities stated the earliest was 78, pointing out the guest manifest.
Simply 2 survivors– a males and female cabin team– had actually been pulled from the burning wreckage after Flight 2216’s landing equipment obviously stopped working to release.
On social networks, an image appears of the young kid taken simply days previously as he flew to Thailand for his very first foreign vacation.
His dad Kang Ko, 43, and his mom Jin Lee Seon, 37, shared images of their journey on Instagram hours before boarding the doomed flight home to South Korea, regional media reports.
Among their snaps programs their little kid excitedly keeping an eye out of the airplane window as they flew into Bangkok, while another heartbreaking post revealed the young child with his passport.
“My child is travelling for the very first time on a night flight, and his very first passport has no stamp!” Mr Ko captioned the awful post.
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Excited boy, three, with his passport
Tributes and messages of condolence for the family have since been added to the post.
An investigation into the cause is under way with experts and officials pointing to a number of possible factors.
The nation’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades has sent shockwaves through South Korean society.
The Jeju Air flight had departed from Bangkok and was making its landing at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea.
After an initial failed landing attempt, the Boeing 737-800 plane received a bird strike warning from ground control.
The pilot then issued a distress signal before the plane came down with its front landing gear closed, overshot the runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into a fireball.
Observers say videos of the crash showed the plane was suffering from suspected engine trouble, but the landing gear malfunction was likely the main reason for the crash.
Distraught families gathered in the airport’s arrival hall in tears as they waited for news.
The Boeing 737-800 plane received a bird strike warning
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Authorities have so far identified 141 bodies, some only using their fingerprints and saliva samples from relatives.
Maeng Gi-su, 78, told BBC News his nephew and his nephew’s two sons had been on the plane.
“I can’t believe the entire family has just disappeared,” he said. “My heart aches so much.”
Sports broadcaster Jung Woo-young shared a post on Instagram paying tribute to Mr Ko, who reportedly worked in PR for the Kia Tigers baseball team.
Thai national Sirithon Chaue, 22, is also believed to be among the dead. Her mother had been waiting for her at Muan airport.
Jeon Je-young said his daughter Mi-sook also died but he still cannot believe what happened.
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Tributes and messages of condolence for the family have since been added to the post.
An investigation into the cause is under way with experts and officials pointing to a number of possible factors.
The nation’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades has sent shockwaves through South Korean society.
The Jeju Air flight had departed from Bangkok and was making its landing at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea.
After an initial failed landing attempt, the Boeing 737-800 plane received a bird strike warning from ground control.
The pilot then issued a distress signal before the plane came down with its front landing gear closed, overshot the runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into a fireball.
Observers say videos of the crash showed the plane was suffering from suspected engine trouble, but the landing gear malfunction was likely the main reason for the crash.
Distraught families gathered in the airport’s arrival hall in tears as they waited for news.
The Boeing 737-800 plane received a bird strike warning
Getty Images
Authorities have so far identified 141 bodies, some only using their fingerprints and saliva samples from relatives.
Maeng Gi-su, 78, told BBC News his nephew and his nephew’s two sons had been on the plane.
“I can’t believe the entire family has just disappeared,” he said. “My heart aches so much.”
Sports broadcaster Jung Woo-young shared a post on Instagram paying tribute to Mr Ko, who reportedly worked in PR for the Kia Tigers baseball team.
Thai national Sirithon Chaue, 22, is also believed to be among the dead. Her mother had been waiting for her at Muan airport.
Jeon Je-young said his daughter Mi-sook also died but he still cannot believe what happened.
