A bird strike has emerged as a possible factor in a plane crash in Muan, South Korea, that left 179 people dead on Sunday after officials confirmed air traffic controllers warned the plane about bird strike risks just minutes before the plane went down.
South Korea’s transport ministry said that an airport control tower warned of a bird strike about six minutes before the Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people crashed, according to South Korean newswire service Yonhap News.
