The Jeju Air black boxes aboard a Boeing 737-800 that crashed at Muan International Airport (MWX) on December 29, 2024, failed to record the final minutes of flight data. According to the Yonhap News ...

Furthermore, aircraft are designed to survive belly landings. If MWX was not equipped to handle emergencies of this nature, then why not divert to any number of nearby airports with longer runways?

SEOUL-On December 29, a tragic crash involving a Jeju Air (7C) Boeing 737-800 at Muan Airport (MWX), South Korea, killed 179 people. The incident, which followed a failed landing gear deployment, ...

The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (국토교통부, MOLIT) has extended the closure of Muan International Airport (MWX) as the government’s entities continue to investigate Jeju ...