Muang Airport in South Korea closed after plane crash

All flights were canceled at Muan International Airport in South Korea after the crash of the Boeing 737-800 airplane of Jeju Air. This was reported by South Korean newspaper The JoongAng on December 29.

"On the 29 [December] date, a passenger plane crashed at Chongnam's Muan International Airport, and all domestic and international flights to and from Muan Airport were canceled," the publication said.

According to the publication, registration for Jeju Air flight 7C341, which was scheduled to depart for Jeju at 10:00 a.m. (local time, 4:00 a.m. Moscow time), was suspended.

Other scheduled flights were also canceled.

In addition, the Hankyung newspaper writes that South Korea's Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Park Sang-woo said that the runway of Muang Airport will be closed until January 1 next year.

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The crash of a Jeju Air plane while landing at Muang Airport became known earlier in the day. Authorities are investigating the scene to determine the exact cause of the crash, and rescue operations are also underway. According to the airport authority, the plane crashed on landing on the fuselage due to a landing gear failure before it could shed speed.

According to the latest media reports, 176 people were killed, three are missing and two were rescued, their lives are not in danger.