The tragic last words of a passenger on the ill-fated Jeju Air flight that ended in disaster have touched many hearts across the world. This particular incident took the lives of 179 individuals, marking it as one of the country’s most devastating aviation tragedies.
Leaving from Bangkok, Thailand’s bustling capital, the flight was on its way to South Korea’s Muan International Airport. Just as it attempted to land around 9 am, an unforeseen calamity occurred. The aircraft veered off the runway, slamming into the airport’s wall, and transformed into a fiery inferno.
Moments before this disaster, one passenger sent a chilling text to a relative. The message spoke of a bird caught in the plane’s wing and ominously concluded with the words, ‘Should I say my last words?’
Regrettably, only two crew members were pulled from the wreckage alive. Although fortunate to survive, one of these crew members, a flight attendant, has no recollection of the tragic incident.
Captured in shocking video footage by local media, the twin-engine Boeing 737-800 was seen sliding down the runway without its landing gear. The catastrophic sequence ended with the aircraft crashing into the airport’s wall, generating an enormous explosion followed by a wave of fire and debris.
Subsequent images further showcased the intense flames and billowing smoke that engulfed significant portions of the plane. In the aftermath, investigators are working hard to uncover the details, focusing on potential bird strikes and adverse weather as possible contributors to the crash. Furthermore, it is reported that a bird strike might have led to the malfunction of the landing gear, adding another layer of complexity to the investigation.
To get to the bottom of this harrowing event, authorities are examining the plane’s black box. The recovery effort has successfully retrieved both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, which will undergo thorough analysis by experts in Korea to shed light on the series of events that led to the crash and the subsequent fire.
