A month after the deadliest aviation disaster on South Korean soil, a fire destroyed another passenger jet in the country.
On Tuesday, the Airbus plane operated by budget carrier Air Busan and bound for Hong Kong caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country's southern city of Busan before takeoff. All 176 people on board were safely evacuated using an escape slide, though seven suffered minor injuries.
All passengers were safely evacuated when fire ripped through an Air Busan Airbus with 176 on board in South Korea on Tuesday. Newsweek reached out to Airbus and Air Busan for comment via email on Wednesday.
The fire broke out in the back of the cabin, officials said. All 176 people on board, including passengers and crew members, were evacuated, some with minor injuries.
A commercial airplane operated by a low-cost carrier caught fire while preparing for takeoff Tuesday at an international airport in B
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A passenger aircraft caught fire at an international airport in the southeastern city of Busan on Tuesday, with three people sustaining minor injuries while evacuating. Fire authorities said an Air Busan plane bound for Hong Kong from Gimhae International Airport in Busan,
The number of victims injured in an airplane fire at a Busan airport the previous day has risen to seven, all with minor injuries, fire authorities said Wednesday. On Tuesday night, an Air Busan plane bound for Hong Kong caught fire at its tail while preparing to take off from Gimhae International Airport in Busan,
Concerns were raised about whether Air Busan’s crew had followed standard safety procedures. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 8 a.m. that day, it takes 7 hours and 20 minutes to travel from the Seoul tollgate to Busan by car. Additionally, it takes 6 hours and 50 minutes to Ulsan, 6 hours and 40 minutes to Mokpo, and 6 hours and 20 minutes to Gwangju and Daegu.