Another Boeing 737-800 of low-cost airline Jeju Air operating a domestic flight in South Korea experienced an unspecified landing gear problem, similar to that reported by the crew of the same type of aircraft that crashed on Sunday, however it returned to the airport from where it had just taken off and landed safely, South Korean national news agency Yonhap reports.
The aircraft had departed from Seoul's Gibo Airport for Jeju earlier today, Yonhap said, citing aviation industry sources.
39 of the 41 aircraft in Jeju Air's fleet are of this type.
'Special inspections' to come across Boeing 737-800 fleet
South Korean authorities announced today that they are planning "special inspections" of all Boeing 737-800s in use in the country, after 179 people died in the crash of a passenger plane of this type shortly after its emergency landing on Sunday in the city of Muan.
A total of "101 Boeing 737-800 aircraft are currently in use in South Korea" and "we are considering options to conduct special inspections" regarding their safety, Joo Jong-wan, an official in charge of the aviation sector at the ministry, told reporters. Transport in the country of Asia.
Source: protothema.gr
