South Korea Plane Crash: Both Black Boxes recovered, one damaged, emergency tents set up for grieving families

Reports reveal, officials have recovered both “black boxes” – the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder – from the wreckage.

Dozens of emergency tents have been set up at the Muan International Airport, Muan, South Korea for grieving families to take shelter
Dozens of emergency tents have been set up at the Muan International Airport, Muan, South Korea for grieving families to take shelter. Photo: Jake Kwon/BBC

According to reports by Yonhap news agency, one of the black boxes has been damaged.

It further reports, the flight data recorder is affected partially, however, the voice recorder appears to be intact.

The news agency was told by an investigator that, the black box could take up to a month to decode because of the damage.

Many emergency tents have been set up in the departure hall of the airport, where grieving families can take shelter.

The plane operated by Jeju Air crashed at the Muan International Airport, Muan, South Korea on Sunday 29 December, 2024.

Out of 181 on board the plane, only two (2) survived, the remaining 179 died.

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