Major media around the world, including CNN and the Washington Post (WP) in the United States, the Guardian in the United Kingdom, and the Asahi Shimbun in Japan, quickly reported the news of the Jeju Air passenger plane accident that occurred at Muan International Airport in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do on the 29th. Foreign media analyzed the cause and damage of this accident from various angles. In addition, they are paying attention to the future repercussions, noting that this incident occurred amidst a series of domestic political crises, including President Yoon Seok-yeol’s declaration of martial law and the passage of the impeachment bill.
CNN introduced that the accident plane was a Boeing 737-800 from American Boeing and reported that Boeing’s headquarters in Chicago, USA, could dispatch personnel to Korea to determine the cause of the accident. Boeing expressed condolences to the families of the accident victims this afternoon through X and announced that it was in contact with Jeju Air.
In particular, foreign media quoted and reported the statement that one should refrain from making hasty speculations about the cause of this accident. The New York Times (NYT) pointed out, “Experts were wary of making hasty judgments about incidents like this accident,” and added, “Aircraft accidents are often caused by multiple factors, and it takes years of in-depth investigation to determine them.” did it CNN said, “There are many questions about the response to this incident,” and “Why was there no fire truck next to the runway in this emergency situation?” “Bird strikes probably did not cause such problems,” the expert said.
The Washington Post (WP) diagnosed, “The plane accident occurred amid historic political upheaval, with several recent changes in power and confusion over the nation’s highest office.” Reuters noted, “In Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy and one of the world’s most active democracies, the government’s functions have been shaken by this accident,” adding, “There is confusion within the government in determining the command system and media response.”
The British Guardian assessed that this accident “will be the first major test for Acting President Choi Sang-mok, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance, who took over as acting president after the Korean National Assembly voted to impeach former Acting President Han Deok-soo.” He went on to point out, “The instability of the highest levels of government has clearly revealed the risk it poses to disaster response,” and “Although it is not directly related (to the impeachment of former Acting President Han), it is difficult to ignore the political background behind the tragedy that occurred in Muan.”
Japanese media, including Asahi Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun, reported the news of the accident as breaking news and focused on diagnosing the exact cause of the accident. The Asahi Shimbun quoted an expert as saying, “It appears that there is a possibility of wheel and engine defects.” The Mainichi Shimbun quoted an aviation critic who was a Japan Airlines (JAL) captain and said, “It is difficult to say that the landing gear failed due to a bird strike,” adding, “There is a possibility that there was a mechanical problem, and the captain’s judgment needs to be verified.” “It was reported.
Tokyo = Correspondent Lee Sang-hoon [email protected]
Reporter Kim Bora [email protected]
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