Second Jeju Air Flight Forced Emergency Landing Due To Landing Gear Issue
Just one day after the Jeju Airline disaster, another flight faced similar problems.
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This article is part of our coverage of Jeju Air Flight 2216's Deadly Crash. You can read more and view the entire timeline here.
Korean media report that a different Jeju Air flight was forced to make an emergency landing and return to the airport of departure earlier this morning KST.
Jeju Air Flight 7C101 was forced to land due to landing gear issues. It has not been confirmed whether or not the deadly crash yesterday, where 179 passengers were declared dead, had similar issues.
179 Of 181 Passengers And Crew Confirmed Dead In Jeju Air Plane Crash
The airline informed all 161 passengers aboard this new flight about the emergency landing and mechanical defect. They were able to return to Gimpo Airport successfully at 7:25AM KST.
Source: Korea Times and TheQoo
