当局表示，周日上午在韩国降落时坠毁的一架客机上的所有181名乘客和机组人员都被推定死亡，只有两人从残骸中获救。
当地时间上午9点左右，济州航空2216号航班正在Muan国际机场降落，当时飞机冲出跑道，撞上了一堵墙。
据韩国国土交通部称，这架从曼谷起飞的波音737飞机上共有175名乘客和6名机组人员。由国家消防局提供的官方死亡人数在事故发生后的几个小时内稳步攀升。
交通部正在事故现场调查事故原因，事故细节开始引起关注。该部表示，在飞机坠毁着陆之前，控制塔发出了可能发生鸟击的警告。国防部说，在发出警告大约一分钟后，一名飞行员发出了求救信号，随后塔台允许飞机降落。
根据航空和铁路调查委员会的说法，飞机的“黑匣子”是从残骸中找到的。官员们说，飞机的飞行数据记录器(FDR)被发现部分损坏，驾驶舱语音记录器(CVR)完好无损。
据官员称，解密罗斯福数据可能需要大约一个月的时间。然而，官员们说，如果FDR的损坏严重，可能必须被送到美国国家运输安全委员会(NTSB)进行解码，这可能需要六个多月的时间。
坠机时现场的视频似乎显示，飞机着陆时起落架是放下的，这可能表明出现了某种故障，而且飞机似乎是以高速着陆的。在现场拍摄的视频显示，坠机现场有火焰和浓烟。
截至当地时间下午1点，当局称飞机已经完全烧毁。一个临时停尸房正在机场搭建。
国家消防局称，截至晚上8点左右，官方死亡人数已攀升至176人。该机构称，死者中有83名女性，82名男性，另有11具尸体身份不明。根据航班清单，飞机上有五名10岁以下的儿童，其中最小的只有3岁。
据交通部称，一名男子和一名女子被从残骸中救出，并被送往医院。消防机构说，两人都是机组人员。他们的条件没有被释放。
最初，关于获救人数的报道相互矛盾。
拜登总统在周日下午的一份声明中表示，他和第一夫人吉尔·拜登对坠机事件中的生命损失“深感悲痛”。
“作为亲密的盟友，美国人民与韩国人民有着深厚的友谊，我们的思念和祈祷与受这场悲剧影响的人们同在。美国随时准备提供任何必要的援助，”声明继续说。
济州航空是一家韩国低成本航空公司，运营一个全波音机队，拥有42架飞机和近3，000名员工。
济州航空在其网站上用英文发布的公告中表示:“我们向所有受到务安机场事件影响的人深表歉意。”。“我们将尽一切努力解决这个问题。我们真诚地对造成的痛苦感到遗憾。”
该网站的登录页面将济州航空通常为橙色的标识替换为全黑版本。
NTSB发布于X周日，它“领导一个由美国调查人员(NTSB、波音和联邦航空局)组成的小组，协助大韩民国航空和铁路事故调查委员会(ARAIB)”对坠机事件进行调查，并补充说，ARAIB将“根据国际协议”发布有关调查的任何信息
波音公司发言人早些时候告诉ABC新闻，波音公司正在就坠机事件与济州航空公司联系，并“随时准备支持他们”。
“我们向失去亲人的家庭致以最深切的哀悼，我们的想法仍然与乘客和机组人员在一起，”发言人说。
务安市位于韩国西南部，大约有9万人口。
179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea
All 181 passengers and crew aboard a passenger jet that crashed upon landing in South Korea on Sunday morning are presumed dead except for two people rescued from the wreckage, authorities said.
Jeju Air Flight 2216 was landing at Muan International Airport around 9 a.m. local time when the plane went off the runway and crashed into a wall.
There were a total of 175 passengers and six crew members aboard the Boeing 737 aircraft, which had taken off from Bangkok, according to the Korean Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport. The official death toll, which has been provided by the National Fire Agency, has climbed steadily in the hours since the crash.
The transport ministry was on the scene investigating the cause of the crash, and details of what happened were beginning to come into focus. Prior to the plane's crash landing, the control tower issued a warning of a possible bird strike, the ministry said. About a minute after that warning, a pilot sent a mayday distress signal, after which the tower issued permission for the aircraft to land, the ministry said.
According to the Air and Railway Investigation Committee, the aircraft's "black boxes" were recovered from the wreckage. The plane's flight data recorder (FDR) was found partially damaged and its cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was collected intact, officials said.
Decrypting the FDR data could take about a month, according to officials. However, if the damage to the FDR is severe, it may have to be sent to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for decoding, which could take more than six months, officials said.
Video from the scene at the time of the crash appears to show the landing gear was up when the plane touched down, possibly indicating some sort of malfunction, and it also appears the plane landed at a high speed. Videos taken at the scene showed flames and a thick column of dark smoke at the crash site.
People watch the news regarding the plane crash at Seoul station on December 29, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. A plane carrying 181 people, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea after
As of 1 p.m. local time, authorities said the plane had completely burned. A temporary morgue was being set up at the airport.
By about 8 p.m., the official death toll had climbed to 176 people, the National Fire Agency said. Eighty-three of the dead were women and 82 were men, the agency said, adding that another 11 bodies remained unidentified. According to the flight manifest, there were five children under 10 years old on the flight, the youngest of them 3 years old.
A man and a woman were rescued from the wreckage and were taken to the hospital, according to the transport ministry. Both were crew members, the fire agency said. Their conditions were not released.
Initially, there were conflicting reports on the number of people rescued.
President Biden said in a statement Sunday afternoon that he and first lady Jill Biden were "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life" in the crash.
"As close allies, the American people share deep bonds of friendship with the South Korean people and our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by this tragedy. The United States stands ready to provide any necessary assistance," the statement continued.
Jeju Air is a South Korean low-cost carrier that operates an all Boeing fleet, with 42 planes and nearly 3,000 staff.
"We deeply apologize to all those affected by the incident at Muan Airport," Jeju Air said in a notice posted in English on its website. "We will make every effort to resolve the situation. We sincerely regret the distress caused."
The website's landing page replaced Jeju Air's logotype, which is usually orange, with an all-black version.
The NTSBposted on XSunday that it is "leading a team of U.S. investigators (NTSB, Boeing and FAA) to assist the Republic of Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB)" with their investigation of the crash, adding that the ARAIB would release any information about the investigation "per international protocols."
Boeing was in contact with Jeju Air regarding the crash and was "standing ready to support them," a Boeing spokesperson told ABC News earlier.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones, and our thoughts remain with the passengers and crew," the spokesperson said.
Muan, a city of roughly 90,000 people, is located in southwest South Korea.
