Mid-air panic as ANOTHER South Korea Boeing has ‘landing gear malfunction’ hours after deadly crash that killed 179

FLYERS were left panicking in mid-air after another South Korean Boeing suffered a landing gear issue hours after the deadly crash that killed 179.

The unidentified malfunction happened on the same model of plane as the Jeju Air flight that smashed into a runway embankment on Sunday and exploded.

The aborted flight comes just a day after the Jeju Air disaster which killed 179
The aborted flight comes just a day after the Jeju Air disaster which killed 179Credit: Reuters
The Jeju Air flight took off from Gimpo and returned an hour later (file photo)
The Jeju Air flight took off from Gimpo and returned an hour later (file photo)Credit: Getty

Jeju Air Flight 7C101 left Gimpo Airport for Jeju at 6.37am. However, only an hour later, a defect in the landing gear was discovered, prompting the plane to turn back.

Upon landing safely, 21 out of the 161 passengers aboard the Boeing 737-800 opted not to reboard the flight due to heightened anxiety about flying again.

Jeju Air transferred the remaining passengers to a replacement flight of the same model Boeing and departed for Jeju again at 8.30am.

A Jeju Air official said about the incident: “The turnaround was a necessary measure for safe operation.

“We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our passengers.”

Jeju Air currently operates 39 Boeing 737-800s out of its fleet of 41.

South Korea’s acting president has now ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline industry.

Choi Sang-mok also has asked investigators to disclose the findings of their investigation into the doomed Jeju Air jet promptly.

Jeju Air flight 7C2216 exploded after it hit an embankment on the runway
Jeju Air flight 7C2216 exploded after it hit an embankment on the runwayCredit: Reuters

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