Jeju Air to cut nearly 1,880 flights in Q1 after plane crash

A Jeju Air passenger airplane takes off in Incheon Worldwide Airport, Jan. 7. Yonhap

Jeju Air, Korea’s largest price range service, will initially minimize practically 1,880 flights within the first quarter, it stated Wednesday, a transfer aimed toward enhancing its operational security following the current crash of its Boeing 737-800 flight that left 179 individuals useless.

Jeju Air plans to scale back flights by 1,878 — 838 on home routes and 1,040 on worldwide routes — throughout the winter months by way of March, the corporate stated in a press launch.

The corporate plans to chop 30 extra flights within the close to future, bringing the general flight discount to over 1,900 within the first quarter, an organization spokesperson stated by cellphone.

The Boeing 737-800 airplane, which departed the Thai capital of Bangkok for Muan in southwestern South Korea, was carrying 181 passengers and crew on Dec. 29 when it belly-landed at Muan airport and exploded into flames after hitting an embankment.

Investigators have pointed to a hen strike, defective touchdown gear and the runway concrete barrier as potential causes of the deadly incident. (Yonhap)