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A major investigation was underway on Monday after 179 people were killed in South Korea's deadliest plane crash ever when an airliner belly-landed at Muan International Airport Sunday before skidding into a wall and bursting into flames. Questions remain around exactly what caused Jeju Air Flight 2216 to crash — and why the death toll was so high, with just two survivors. Jeju Air Flight 2216 took off from Bangkok shortly after 2 a.m. local time (2 p.m. Grieving family members of those killed in the crash have gathered at Muan airport demanding answers on what happened to their loved ones and to see their bodies. Other operators include T’way Air, Jin Air, Eastar Jet, Air Incheon and Korean Air.

Persons: skidding, Yu Kyung, Yu, Airporthad, Ju Jong, Ju, Gu Yeon, Han, Park, Ju Woong, Lee, MOLIT, ” Organizations: Muan International, Boeing, Aviation, South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, Getty, Jeju, NTSB, CFM International, U.S, South Korea's Education, Ministry of Education, Ewha Woman’s University Seoul Hospital, Jeju Air, T’way, Jin Air, Air Incheon, Korean Air Locations: South, Muan County, Bangkok, AFP, France, MOLIT, Muan, Seoul, Jin

From Friday, citizens of nine more countries can enter China without needing a visa to visit. South Korea is a major tourism source market for China. In 2019, some 4.3 million South Koreans visited China, according to The Korea Times. Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported less than 1.3 million visited in 2023. Share prices of prominent Chinese and Korean travel companies rose following Beijing's announcement of the expanded visa-free program on Friday.

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Seoul/ Hong Kong CNN —A 19-year-old Korean man tried to open a plane door mid-flight after complaining that he felt “pressure” on his chest, but luckily, the cabin crew stopped him. The door stayed closed and the plane was left undamaged, and none of the 180 passengers on board were harmed in the incident, the airline added. The passenger was handed over to police at Seoul’s Incheon Airport at 7:30 a.m. local after the plane landed on Monday, June 19. Police brought the man for questioning and he has so far not provided a motive for his actions, Incheon Airport Police told CNN. While the passenger’s attempt was foiled this time, the incident comes barely a month since someone actually opened a plane door on a Korean carrier.

Persons: “ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Jeju Airlines, Incheon Airport, Police, Incheon Airport Police, CNN, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air subsidiary Jin Air Locations: Seoul, Hong Kong, Cebu, Philippines, South Korea, ”, Korean, Daegu

☆ Asiana Airlines will stop selling exit row seats on some of its Airbus A321 jets after a man opened an emergency door during flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines has stopped selling certain exit row seats on its A321-200 planes. Window exit row seats 26A and 31A will no longer be bookable, according to Asiana. The carrier said the move was out of precaution after a passenger opened a door during landing on Friday. South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines said it will no longer sell certain exit row seats on all of its Airbus A321-200 jets after a passenger opened an emergency door in flight, Al Jazeera reported. On both planes, certain exit row window seats on the left-hand side of the cabin will no longer be bookable.

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