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Jeju Air apologizes for Muan airport crash carrying 181 people

Emergency authorities survey the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29. [YONHAP]

Emergency authorities survey the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29. [YONHAP]

 
Jeju Air issued an apology for a tragic airplane crash at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Sunday morning that killed 62 passengers as of press time. 
 
"We deeply apologize to all those affected by the incident at Muan Airport," the budget carrier said in a notice on its website. 
 
"We will make every effort to resolve the situation. We sincerely regret the distress caused." 
 

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The airline also made a notice to call 080-898-1500 for all domestic customers inquiring about the incident. Those residing overseas can press 82-1599-8629, and for those in the United States, 1-833-892-0197. 
 
The airline said it had called a company-wide emergency meeting to determine the cause of the accident and the exact number of casualties.  
 
Jeju Air will hold a press briefing about the accident shortly. 
 
At around 9:07 a.m., Jeju Air’s Flight 7C 2216, a Boeing 737-800 returning from Thailand’s Bangkok carrying 181 people — 175 passengers and six flight attendants — caught fire after veering off the runway and colliding with a fence wall.  
 
The National Fire Agency said authorities had collected 62 dead bodies as of 12:13 p.m. The figure is more than double the initial death toll, which was tallied at 28.
 

BY SARAH CHEA [chea.sarah@joongang.co.kr]

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