People in their thousands have rushed to cancel Jeju Air bookings (Image: Getty)
People in their thousands have rushed to cancel Jeju Air bookings in the wake of the that
The crash, one of the worst in the country’s aviation history, occurred when a Jeju Air flight from Bangkok failed to deploy its landing gear, skidding down the runway at Muan International Airport before crashing into a wall and bursting into flames.
More than 60,000 Jeju Air bookings have now been cancelled by customers, the airline said.
Jeju Air saw approximately 33,000 cancellations for domestic flight bookings up to 1pm local time on Monday, a company official told AFP news agency. A further 34,000 international flight tickets were cancelled.
More than 60,000 Jeju Air bookings have now been cancelled (Image: Getty)
The aircraft that crashed had completed 13 flights in the two days prior to the accident, with some of those flights taking place in other Asian countries.
Jeju Air confirmed that the aircraft had no previous accident history and was fully operational when it left Bangkok.
However, fearful customers are also calling travel agencies to enquire what type of plane they would be flying in.
At a news conference Song Kyung-hoon, head of the management support office at Jeju Air said: “Given the current situation, the cancellation rate is slightly higher than usual.
“However, the inflow of new bookings remains steady.”
The aircraft that crashed had completed 13 flights in the two days prior to the accident (Image: Getty)
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Earlier today another 737-800 operated by Jeju Air was forced to return to Gimpo Airport earlier today due to a landing gear warning, though the issue was later resolved.
Heart broken relatives have today gathered at Muan airport to express frustration at the slow progress of the recovery and identification of the victims.
Park Han-shin, who represents the victims’ relatives, called for search efforts in the crash area to be stepped up. He told reporters: “We want the authorities to bring our loved ones back, even if they are only 80 per cent intact.”
The investigation into the crash is ongoing, with South Korea leading the efforts, assisted by Boeing and the US National Transportation Safety Board.