A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 returned to Seoul's Gimpo International Airport due to landing gear issues, following a similar model's fatal crash the previous day. The flight was heading to Jeju island but landed back safely.

The damaged flight data recorder from the crashed Jeju Air jet in South Korea will be sent to the US for further analysis.

Several passenger plane crashes have occurred worldwide this year, including a Wednesday morning Azerbaijan Airlines wreck that has left dozens feared dead.

TOKYO – Aviation analysts are considering several factors that might have contributed to a deadly plane crash in South Korea on Dec 29, including a concrete structure near the runway that the airliner slammed into, exploding and killing 179 of the 181 people aboard.

Joo Jong-wan, the deputy transport minister for civil aviation, acknowledged that safety measures were not sufficient when building the embankment, but said they were done in line

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Park Sang-woo offered to resign on Tuesday, taking responsibility for the recent Jeju Air plane crash that claimed the lives of 179 out of 181 passengers and crew.

South Korea’s transport minister said on Tuesday he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air on December 29. Jeju Air 7C2216, which departed the Thai capital of Bangkok for Muan in southwestern South Korea,