Ministry of Foreign Affairs Confirms No Indonesian Citizen in Jeju Air Plane Crash in South Korea
SEAToday.com, Seoul - The Directorate General of Protection of Indonesian Citizens (PWNI) of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that so far, there were no Indonesian citizens on the Jeju Air plane that crashed at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, Sunday, December 29, 2024.
Director General of PWNI Judha Nugraha said via text message that based on informal information obtained, there were no Indonesian citizens on the plane, reported Antara.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indonesian Embassy in Seoul continue to monitor the plane crash. Judha added that the Embassy is coordinating with local authorities regarding this disaster.
As a result of this plane incident, at least 64 people were reportedly killed. Reporting from the Korea Times, although there were a total of 181 people on board, rescue authorities suspect that almost all passengers, except for two people who were rescued, also died.
According to firefighters, 173 Korean and two Thai passengers and six crew members were on board the Jeju Air plane that departed from Thailand at 1:30 a.m. and was scheduled to land at the airport at 8:30 a.m. The plane initially attempted to land.
The plane initially attempted to land, but was unable to. The plane then circled around the airport and tried to land again with the fuselage, but went off the runway.
The plane then crashed into a building at the end of the runway, which then caused a fire at 9.03am local time. The fire was extinguished 43 minutes after the initial accident.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash. While there is a suspicion that the plane's landing gear was damaged, some eyewitnesses also reported that they saw the plane collide with birds.
As of 12:30 p.m. local time, emergency responders had rescued two people.
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