The wreckage of a Boeing 737-800 plane operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air lies at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South...
At least eight people lost their lives in road crashes during the recent holiday season, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting a staggering 703 traffic incidents as of Monday, Jan. 6. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The DOH highlighted the persistent challenge of...
A woman is carried on a stretcher near the site of a plane crash, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Fullerton, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Two people died and 19 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a sprawling furniture...
The first sunrise on New Year's Day is seen near the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Son Hyung-ju/Yonhap via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at...
The Philippine Embassy in Seoul has flown the Philippine flag at half-mast following the tragic incident that killed 179 of the 181 people aboard Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed over the weekend at the Muan International Airport. The Philippine flag is flown at half-mast in the...
Department of Health The Department of Health (DOH) has reported nearly 500 holiday road crashes, six of which resulted in fatalities from Dec. 22 to 6 a.m. on Dec. 31, which marks a significant increase in accidents compared to last year. It said there have been a total of 496 road accidents,...
South Korean national flags fly at half-staff at a government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, a day after a jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames at an airport the town of Muan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) SEOUL, South Korea (AP)...
Firefighters inspect the site of a deadly plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province, Dec. 30. (Yonhap) The remains of 141 of the 179 people killed in this week's Jeju Air plane crash have tentatively been identified, the land ministry said Monday. During...
Jeju Air Flight 2216, which crashed at Muan International Airport on Sunday, claiming a total of 179 lives, is suspected to have resulted from a bird strike that disabled the landing gear. The failure to deploy all three landing gears forced the pilot to attempt an emergency belly landing, leading...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — All but two of the 181 people aboard Jeju Air that skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday, were killed in one of South Korea’s worst aviation disasters , officials said. Relatives of passengers on a plane which...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a dump truck in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 17. Police identified the victim as Mark Adrian Amper, 23, of Sarrat. A MAN lies on a grassy area after his motorcycle collided with a dump truck in...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A flight instructor and a student pilot were injured when a Cessna 172 training aircraft with tail number RP-C6923 crashed in the sea of Barangay Canaoay here on Tuesday morning, May 21. A CESSNA plane turns upside down after it crashed in San Fernando City, La...