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A year after the worst air disaster on South Korean soil, families of the 179 people who died gathered around the battered concrete embankment where Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed, demanding answers and a thorough investigation.
In a 209-page court filing, the U.S. government said it is among the defendants liable for the damages from the Jan. 29 plane crash.
Korea has marked the one-year anniversary of the Jeju Air crash tragedy that killed 179 people in the country’s worst aviation disaster on4.
Many details of the Jeju Air disaster that killed 179 people remain unclear despite multiple investigations by officials and protests by the victims’ families.
One year ago, Jeju Air Flight 2216 landed at Muan International Airport (MWX), but its gear did not deploy, and the Boeing 737 tragically burst into a fireball, from which only two survivors would walk away. As the families of the 179 souls lost to the terrible mishap continue to grieve, the full investigation report has yet to be released.
The U.S. government admitted some failures and accepted liability for its role in the deadly Jan. 29 mid-air crash over the Potomac River between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter, according to a filing in a civil suit,
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday apologised to the families of the 179 people who died in a Jeju Air crash a year ago, vowing to reveal the truth behind the worst aircraft accident on the country's soil.
AN investigation is underway after a light aircraft crash landed in Powys, injuring the pilot on board. Multiple agencies responded to the incident, which occurred in Talgarth on Saturday, December 27.
President Lee Jae-myung apologised to the families of the 179 people who died in a Jeju Air crash a year ago, vowing to reveal the truth behind the worst aircraft accident on the country's soil.
The Lucile M. Wright Air Museum has acquired over 150 artifacts from Continental Charters Flight 44-2, which crashed in the Cattaraugus County Town of Napoli (nuh-POLE-eye) on December 29, 1951, and claimed 26 lives.
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