South Korea Bird Strike Before Deadly Boeing Crash
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The Boeing passenger jet that crashed over the weekend killing hundreds was reportedly warned of a bird strike minutes before it attempted an emergency landing.
According to the country's Transport Ministry, air traffic controllers alerted the crew the aircraft had experienced a bird strike before the fatal accident on Saturday that killed 179 people.
A Jeju Air flight 7C2216 carrying 181 passengers and six flight attendants drove off the runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in South Korea 🇰🇷
— Sumit (@SumitHansd) December 29, 2024 @SumitHansd
179 Dead, 2 Survivors
Video footage released by MBC News showing a bird strike before the crash. pic.twitter.com/Y5T4syTSgl
News1 Agency also reports a passenger allegedly sent a text message to a family member minutes before the crash claiming there had been a bird strike somewhere near or on the plane's wing.