A plane crash in South Korea last December left Park Guen-woo an orphan. The 22-year-old had barely found space to mourn his parents when he came across a torrent of online abuse, conspiracies and malicious jokes made about the victims.

The jet suffered a bird strike soon after take-off but miraculously managed to come back to land within just nine minutes, according to flight data.

The chief executive officer of Jeju Air Co., Kim E-bae, has undergone police questioning regarding the deadly December crash of the company's passenger jet, which claimed 179 lives, officials said on Monday.

NH Investment & Securities noted on the 27th that Jeju Air's supply is shrinking following the aircraft accident and that the boarding rate fell last month, making this year’s poor performance inevitable.

As this publication reported shortly after the plane crashed on 29 December, the hull of the aircraft is insured for $41.5mn, which includes $5mn total loss only coverage. Insurance Insider revealed that Axa XL leads the cover with a 15% line on the Gallagher-placed all-risk reinsurance programme.

A Jin Air Boeing 737-800 has finally departed Muan Airport in South Korea after being trapped for 50 days following the Jeju Air accident.

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A 60-year-old mother stands rooted at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, unable to walk away from the site where she lost her 35-year-old son. On Feb. 14, 48 days after the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster,