(CLO) Just in the past week, when the world was bustling to welcome Christmas and New Year, the world has experienced a series of serious aviation accidents or incidents.
The people of South Korea and the world are still shocked and saddened by the tragic plane crash at Muan International Airport last Sunday, when a JeJu Airlines plane had to land on its belly, crashed into a fence and exploded, killing 179 out of 181 people on board.
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Video of the Korean plane crash (source: MBC)
Just a few days earlier, on Wednesday, another serious air accident occurred with an Azerbaijan Airlines plane. This passenger plane was en route to the Russian city of Grozny when it suddenly changed direction and crashed in Kazakhstan.
As many as 38 people died in the crash, although the bravery and experience of the captain and co-pilot helped the 29 people sitting in the back of the plane survive.
Security and rescue workers inspect the remains of an Azerbaijani plane that crashed in Kazakhstan. Photo: Press service of the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry
News of plane crashes and incidents continued to flood the world yesterday. Not long after the tragic crash in South Korea, late Sunday, a Jeju Air passenger plane departing from Seoul's Gimpo Airport to Jeju on Monday experienced a problem with its landing gear after takeoff.
According to local media, the plane had to return to Gimpo and luckily landed safely, avoiding the tragic end of the plane in Muan.
Another Jeju Air plane has also been reported to have had an incident. Photo: CC/Steven Byles
Also on Sunday night, another aviation-related tragedy was reported. This time it involved a Canadian plane. Specifically, an Air Canada plane caught fire during an emergency landing in Nova Scotia on Saturday night.
Videos shared on social media show passengers on a plane sliding off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport as a wing burst into flames.
Late Sunday (December 29), an Air Canada plane also caught fire upon landing, fortunately without any casualties. Photo: GI
Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said there was a “suspected problem with the landing gear” when the flight carrying 73 passengers arrived in Halifax on Saturday night. “As a result, the aircraft was unable to reach the terminal and passengers were taken off by bus.”
However, Fitzpatrick said “no injuries were reported.” A spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police later confirmed that the crew was “safely evacuated from the aircraft” and no injuries were reported.
Image of a truck overturned after colliding with a United Airlines plane in Miami, USA. Photo: Social Network
Just last Thursday, a United Airlines plane crashed into a truck and flipped it over on the runway at Miami International Airport. The unusual accident occurred when the Boeing 737-900 "collided with a food truck as it was being pulled to the gate," according to authorities.
Just two days earlier, on Tuesday, another serious incident involving the aviation industry also occurred, when a body was discovered in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane, after it landed on the island of Maui, Hawaii (USA).
A body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane on Tuesday. Photo: UA
The body was found in the aircraft's landing gear compartment when United Flight 202 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport landed at Kahului Airport on Tuesday afternoon, according to the United Airlines website.
Another serious plane crash occurred earlier this week, when a small plane carrying 10 people crashed into buildings in the center of the tourist city of Gramado in Brazil, killing everyone on board.
The plane crash site in Gramado, Brazil. Photo: Rio Grande do Sul State Government
According to local authorities, the plane's owner and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, died along with nine other passengers, all members of his family. Seventeen people on the ground were injured, including two in critical condition.
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