Historical eventDecember 292024

Jeju Air Flight 2216

Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed at Muan International Airport while attempting to perform a belly-landing after losing engine thrust to a flock of Baikal teal.

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When
Sunday, December 29 20242 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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Dates: From 2024.

What came before

Background Aircraft The aircraft involved, manufactured in 2009, was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-8AS [ a ] registered as HL8088 and was equipped with two CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines. [ 2 ] It was acquired by Jeju Air in 2017 after previously operating for Ryanair . [ 3 ] Less than a month before the crash, Jeju Air had resumed regular international services at Muan International Airport following a suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ,

What happened

Jeju Air Flight 2216 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Jeju Air from Suvarnabhumi Airport near Bangkok, Thailand, to Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. On 29 December 2024, when the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight was approaching Muan, a bird strike occurred, with both of the engines ingesting birds, causing an apparent loss of thrust in the right engine. The pilots issued a mayday alert, performed a go-around, and on the second landing attempt,

December 29 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1994Turkish Airlines Flight 278
  2. 1996Guatemala
  3. 1998Khmer Rouge
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  5. 2006Anglo-American loan
  6. 2012Tupolev Tu-204
  7. 2013Formula One
  8. 2013December 2013 Volgograd bombings
  9. 20202020 Petrinja earthquake
  10. 2023South Africa
  11. 2024Jeju Air Flight 2216

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When did Jeju Air Flight 2216 happen?

December 29 2024 — 2 years ago, on a Sunday.

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