2024 comes to an end with unfortunate news in different parts of the world. As if the number of deaths resulting from some conflicts in several countries were not enough, during the last week different tragedies and air incidents were recorded that, in some cases, claimed hundreds of lives.

In just one day there were four air accidents or emergencies in different parts of the world and, in less than a week, 217 deaths resulting from them were recorded. This situation has classified the 2024 as the deadliest year in aviation since 2018, when there were 15 fatal accidents and a death toll of more than 550.

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However, the fact that in just six days nearly 5 air incidents had been recorded around the world arouses the curiosity of thousands of people, even more so, during Christmas dates and at the end of the year in which hundreds of families use this means of transportation to travel.

The effects have been evident. In South Korea alone, the airline Jeju Air, operator of the plane that crashed in this part of the world, has received 67,000 requests to cancel reservations. The fear has been such that, even, on a recent flight of the same company that had to land due to some failures, several people chose not to fly rather than wait for the change of aircraft.

This leads to taking into account what have been the air incidents that were presented during the last week of 2024, among which are some that did not compromise the lives of the passengers who were inside the plane.

How many air incidents occurred during the last week of 2024

There were five plane accidents that occurred during the last week of this year 2024. Of the total, only two accidents caused human loss: the one that occurred in Kazakhstan on December 25 and the most recent, in South Koreafrom last December 29.

1. Plane crash in Kazakhstan

During this plane crash of the Embraer 190 plane Azerbaijan Airlines On December 25, 38 people died and another 29 were injured. Although the causes of the incident are still uncertain, the hypotheses of this catastrophe suggest that the plane had collided with a flock of birds or even that the aircraft had received an anti-aircraft attack.

The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, maintains that this tragedy was due to the attack by the Russian air defense, since, at that time, Putin’s Army was defending itself from an air attack ordered from Ukraine. For his part, the Russian president has not spoken about this responsibility.
From the plane crash in Kazakhstan, for now, there are 32 survivors. –

Photo: EFE

2. Plane crash in Canada

In it Halifax Stanfield International Airportfrom Canada, another air incident occurred on the night of December 28 on a flight that departed from San Juan, Newfoundland. Although there were no injuries, the authorities assure that this worrying event occurred when, at the time of landing, the plane on flight 2259 Air Canadaoperated by PAL Airlines, failed to activate its landing gear.

This led to the aircraft having to skid on the runway, which left some shocking videos on social networks that show how friction led to one of the vehicle’s wings catching fire. The incident caused the closure of the air terminal for several hours.

3. Air incident in Norway

During the night of last Sunday, December 29, another worrying accident occurred at Torp airport, in Norway. It was a Boeing 737-800 (PH-BXM) Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) which had to make an emergency landing after suffering a hydraulic failure.

The incident caused the ship, upon touching down, to deviate and leave the runway. The flight was headed from Oslo to Amsterdam. Despite the incident, the landing did not leave any people seriously injured or dead.

4. Air incident in Mexico

A Viva Aerobús plane that was traveling from Cancún to Ciudad Juárez on December 28 presented an emergency while flying over the Gulf of Mexico, which forced the pilots of the aircraft to make an emergency landing in the Monterrey international airport.

The incident would have occurred after a loss of air pressure was evident at 10,000 feet above sea level. The incident did not go beyond shock, as both the crew and passengers got off the aircraft unharmed. The airline responsible spoke out.

5. Tragedy in South Korea

Finally, the most shocking event of recent days occurred in the muan international airportin South Korea, on December 29. In this incident, in which the crashed plane did not activate its landing gear and slid down the airport runway until it left it and collided with a wall, 179 people died and only 2 survived.

Among the causes are hypotheses related to mechanical failures of the plane derived from an alleged bird strike, which caused this tragic outcome, considered the most shocking air tragedy in South Korea. The fact, for now, is being investigated by different entities in the Asian country and international organizations.

Tragedy in South Korea
Dozens of firefighters and rescue personnel went to the scene to extinguish the flames of the aircraft and remove the few survivors. –

YONHAP/EFE

Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/los-incidentes-aereos-que-han-encendido-alertas-en-5-aeropuertos-del-mundo-durante-la-ultima-semana-rg10

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