A total of 179 people died in Sunday’s accident. The plane crash was the worst in South Korea.
Lifting the wreckage of the crashed South Korean plane from the ground has started today. According to the accident’s researchers, the purpose is to raise the stern of the wreck first.
Parts of the wreckage have started to be lifted from the crash site using a lifting crane, according to reporters on the spot from the news agency AFP.
According to crash investigators, the remains of passengers may be found at the aft end of the wreckage.
All victims of the plane crash have already been identified. Some of the bodies of those who died in Turma have also been handed over to the victims’ relatives for funerals. According to the authorities, the work has been difficult and slow due to the extensive injuries sustained by the victims.
A total of 179 people died in Sunday’s accident. The plane made an emergency landing, after which it slid towards the concrete structure at the end of the runway and caught fire. The crash was the worst in South Korea’s history.
Raids and seizures
Yesterday, Thursday, South Korean police raided and made seizures at Muan Airport and the premises of the airline Jeju Air as part of the investigation into the plane crash.
The purpose of the searches was to find indications of possible negligence. CEO of Jeju Air Kim E-bae was also placed on a travel ban on Thursday.
The cause of the accident is not yet certain. Immediately after the crash, the preliminary cause of the accident was considered to be hitting a flock of birds, which would have damaged the plane’s landing gear.
Later investigations have focused, among other things, on the mechanical failure of the landing gear and on the fact that the runway on which the crashed plane landed ended in a concrete barrier.
The accident happened when the plane of Jeju Air was returning to Muan airport from Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Jeju Air is one of South Korea’s largest low-cost airlines.