In brief
After a recent aviation disaster, fear escalates as an Air Busan flight catches fire on the ground in Busan.
On Tuesday night, as millions in South Korea celebrated the Lunar New Year, an Air Busan A321 flight was preparing for takeoff to Hong Kong when chaos erupted. Flames sparked near the rear of the plane, quickly alarming nearly 170 passengers onboard. The captain failed to issue an evacuation order over the intercom, leading to panic as people rushed towards exits.Witnesses described a scene of turmoil, where passengers shouted and pushed each other in a desperate attempt to escape. Shin Min-su, a passenger, recalled, “Flames were coming out of the gaps between the overhead bin doors.” Despite his intention to help extinguish the fire, he was halted by a flight attendant.With memories of South Korea's recent aviation disaster still fresh, the urgency of the situation became all too apparent as passengers fought to flee the engulfed aircraft.
