According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea, the Air Busan plane was scheduled to depart from the runway at Gimhae Airport at around 10:15 p.m. on the same day.
A fire reportedly broke out in the rear of flight ABL391 (Busan-Hong Kong, HL7763, A321).
There were 176 people on board the plane: 169 passengers, 6 crew members, and
All the crew members, including the mechanic, escaped using the emergency slide. Firefighters from Gimhae Airport are currently on the scene, extinguishing the fire. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said, "We are currently working on a central accident response headquarters, led by the director of the aviation policy office.
"We have set up a regional accident response headquarters at the scene, led by the head of the Busan Regional Aviation Administration. We are doing our best to respond to the fire," the agency explained.
2025/01/29 05:44 KST
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