Jeju Air vows all-out efforts to cope with deadly plane crash

▲ Firefighters carry out rescue operations at Muan International Airport in Muan, 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul, on Dec. 29, 2024, after a passenger plane with 181 people aboard crashed. (Yonhap)

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Jeju Air vows all-out efforts to cope with deadly plane crash

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Jeju Air Co. on Sunday said it will spare no effort to cope with a deadly crash of its flight carrying 181 passengers, which claimed dozens of lives so far.

"Jeju Air will spare no effort to respond to the accident," the company said in a brief statement.

The statement came after a Jeju Air flight veered off the runway while landing and collided with a fence at Muan International Airport in the Muan county, about 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul.

"We are currently working to determine the exact cause and details of the situation," a company official said. "The aircraft has been in operation for 15 years with no history of accidents."

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