A fire broke out on an Air Busan Airbus A321 leased from AerCap while at the gate at South Korea's Busan Gimhae International Airport on Jan. 28. All 170 passengers and six crew members aboard Flight BX391, which was bound for Hong Kong, were evacuated using emergency slides. Two injuries were...
This comes a month after the Jeju Air plane crash on Dec. 29, 2024, that killed 179 passengers and crew members. It was the worst domestic civil aviation disaster in South Korea's history. The Jeju Air flight, which was returning from Bangkok, Thailand, veered off the runway and collided with a fence.
Preliminary investigation into the Air Busan Airbus A321 fire at Gimhae has not found evidence of dangerous items brought on board the twinjet, and no immediate indication that the blaze was terrorism-related.
An Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport, resulting in all passengers and crew evacuating safely. This incident comes a month after the Jeju Air tragedy in South Korea. Air Busan,
Fire breaks out on an Air Busan A321 bound for Hong Kong at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. At around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a fire broke out in the tail section of the aircraft. All 170 passengers and crew evacuated, and there were no casualties,… pic.twitter.com/GqzIkrUx85
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.
An Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport, Busan, South Korea, with 169 passengers and seven crew members on board, who were safely evacuated. The incident follows the recent deadly Jeju Air crash at Muan Airport,
Concerns have been raised about the safety risk of bringing portable batteries in carry-on luggage for flights, as a lithium-ion battery is suspected as the cause of the fire that
SEOUL - An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday (Jan 28) at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.
An Airbus plane from Air Busan caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in South Korea, leading to the evacuation of all 169 passengers and seven crew members. One minor injury was reported. The incident comes a month after a deadly crash involving another South Korean airline.
Korean Air will initially fly its long-range A350-900s on short-haul flights to Japan before flying to Europe later in the year.