IJeju Air Boeing 737-800 yaseMzantsi Korea, enabakhweli abayi-181 kunye nabasebenzi abakhweleyo, yaphuma kumgaqo weenqwelo-moya yaza yabamba isithintelo sendlela yeenqwelo-moya ngelixa ifika. Isikhululo seenqwelomoya saseMuan kwiNqila yaseMuan, kwiPhondo laseSouth Jeolla.
Ngokwamagosa aseMzantsi Korea akhankanywe yimithombo yeendaba yendawo, inqwelomoya yayithwele i-173 yabemi baseMzantsi Korea kunye nabemi be-2 baseThailand. Ngeli xesha, ubuncinci ukufa kwabantu abangama-28 kuye kwaqinisekiswa, ngelixa ubuncinci abathathu abasindileyo baye bahlangulwa, omnye wabo elilungu labasebenzi. Ubume babakhweli abali-151 abaseleyo kunye nabasebenzi basenqanaweni ayikaqinisekwa.
Le ngozi yenzeke kamsinya emva kwentsimbi yesi-9 ngexesha lasekhaya njengenqwelomoya yeJeju Air, ebuyela eMzantsi Korea isuka eBangkok, eThailand, isondela kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseMuan.
Umphathi we-Jeju Air flight 2216, eyayisuka eBangkok, kuthiwa uzame ukuhla ngesisu ngenxa yokungasebenzi kakuhle ekuhanjisweni kwezixhobo zokumisa inqwelomoya, njengoko kuchazwe yimithombo yeendaba yendawo. Amagosa akhoyo kwindawo yesiganeko abonise ukuba ngexesha lokuhamba ngokukhawuleza, inqwelomoya ayizange ikwazi ukunciphisa ngokwaneleyo isantya sayo njengoko yayisondela ekupheleni komgaqo weenqwelo-moya.
Inqwelomoya yaqhekeka ngenxa yempembelelo, yathumela amafu ashinyeneyo omsi ophuma kwindawo yengozi. Ngokweengxelo zendawo, abacimi bomlilo kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya babezama ukucima amadangatye kwaye bancedise abakhweli abavaleleke kwicandelo lomsila wenqwelomoya.
Ividiyo ekwabelwana ngayo kwinethiwekhi yemidiya yoluntu ibonisa inqwelomoya enkulu ityibilika iphuma kumgaqo weenqwelomoya kwaye ivutha amadangatye.