A serious incident occurred at Jeju International Airport in South Korea, leading to a complete disruption of airport flights

A Korean Air passenger plane had a takeoff malfunction, and flights at Jeju Airport were completely interrupted.

At 20:55 on August 26 local time, a serious incident occurred at Jeju International Airport in South Korea. The Korean Air flight KE1336 from Jeju to Gimpo had a mechanical failure during takeoff and urgently stopped on the runway of Jeju Airport, resulting in a complete interruption of airport flights.

It is reported that there were a total of 171 passengers on flight KE1336. After the failure, they were all stranded on the passenger plane for more than 2 hours. As of 23:00 on the same day, the runway of Jeju Airport was still closed. Affected by this, eight inbound flights originally scheduled to arrive at Jeju have returned. All 29 outbound flights from Jeju Airport have been postponed. Among the 29 planned outbound flights (19 domestic flights and 10 international flights), 25 flights were delayed and four flights were canceled.

Korean Air explained that due to a tire malfunction, the passenger plane could not move and could only be towed off the runway by a tractor, which took a long time. According to public information, the aircraft operating flight KE1336 is a Boeing 737-900.

Relevant personnel at Jeju International Airport said that they are currently investigating the cause of the aircraft failure and conducting repairs to restore the normal operation order of the airport as soon as possible. This incident has attracted widespread attention. The itineraries of many passengers have been seriously affected. The airport is also facing huge pressure and challenges. How to properly accommodate passengers in the follow-up and avoid the recurrence of similar incidents will be the focus of attention of all parties.