SEOUL — A Jeju Air flight from Seoul on Monday was forced to return after encountering a landing gear problem, the airline said, a day after South Korea's most deadly plane crash.
SEOUL — A Jeju Air flight from Seoul on Monday was forced to return after encountering a landing gear problem, the airline said, a day after South Korea's most deadly plane crash.The Boeing 737-800 involved in the latest incident was the same model as the Jeju Air plane that crashed on Sunday killing 179 people after coming down without its landing gear engaged.
However, the decision was made to return to the airport for a thorough inspection of the aircraft.'Local media reported that 21 passengers chose not to board an alternate flight to Jeju, citing concerns over safety and other reasons.Jeju Air's 41 plane fleet includes 39 Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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