December 31st 2024.
Three-year-old Ko Yoonwoo was a young boy who had recently gone on a trip to Thailand with his parents, Kang Ko and Jin Lee Seon. This was his first time traveling outside of his home country of South Korea, and it was meant to be a fun family vacation. However, tragedy struck when their Jeju Air flight crashed at Muan Airport on Sunday. Yoonwoo's parents were also on the flight, and unfortunately, they did not survive the crash. Out of the 181 passengers on board, only two flight attendants survived.
Yoonwoo's father, Kang Ko, had been documenting their trip on his Instagram account. He had shared a photo of Yoonwoo when he was just born, as well as a video of him singing and dancing in a Christmas show. Other pictures showed Yoonwoo looking out of the window on the plane, playing with tigers and elephants at the zoo, and having fun with his parents at Bangkok's Grand Palace. Kang had also shared his excitement about their trip, mentioning how they had seen all kinds of animals up close and even visited the highest observation deck in Bangkok.
Sadly, Yoonwoo was not the only child to lose his life in the air disaster. Many families, including Yoonwoo's, lost multiple generations. One man, Maeng Gi-su, lost his nephew and his nephew's two sons. He couldn't believe that his entire family had disappeared in an instant. The crash has raised concerns about safety standards and compliance regulations at Muan International Airport. It was reported that the airport did not meet the required safety standards for a critical landing guidance system, which may have played a role in the crash.
As crash investigators continue to gather information, they have retrieved data from the cockpit voice recorder and are working on retrieving data from a missing key connector on the black box. It is still unclear whether the airport's failure to meet safety standards would have prevented the crash. Meanwhile, the families of those who lost their lives are left to grieve and try to make sense of this tragic event. Little Yoonwoo will always be remembered as the youngest victim of South Korea's deadliest air disaster.
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