{"text":[[{"start":9.55,"text":"At least 122 people were killed on Sunday after a South Korean passenger jet crashed and burst into flame on landing, according to local authorities, in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. "}],[{"start":21.29,"text":"The Jeju Air flight was returning from Bangkok with 181 people on board when it failed to deploy its landing gear, skidding down the runway before it struck a wall and was engulfed in fire at Muan International Airport in the south of the country. "}],[{"start":34.879999999999995,"text":"Two crew members were rescued from the aircraft’s tail, according to the national fire agency, but most of the passengers are feared dead, officials told South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. "},{"start":45.233999999999995,"text":"More than 30 trucks and several helicopters were deployed to the disaster. "}],[{"start":49.58,"text":"Of the 175 passengers, 173 were South Korean, while the remaining two were Thai nationals, according to the transportation ministry. "},{"start":58.833999999999996,"text":"There were a further six crew members on board. "}],[{"start":61.78,"text":"South Korea’s acting president Choi Sang-mok — who assumed office on Friday after his predecessor was impeached by parliament — vowed to “dig into the cause of the accident and take steps to prevent any recurrence of similar accidents”. "}],[{"start":74.5,"text":"“This is a grave situation. "},{"start":76.604,"text":"We will do our utmost to cope with the damage,” he said from the scene of the crash. "}],[{"start":81.66,"text":"Local television news footage showed thick smoke billowing from the wreckage of the aircraft, a twin-engined Boeing 737-800 jet. "}],[{"start":90.33,"text":"All flights were cancelled at the airport in South Jeolla province, according to local media. "},{"start":95.459,"text":"Jeju Air activated emergency protocols and set up a team to support mourners. "}],[{"start":101.07,"text":"“We offer our deepest condolences for the victims and bereaved families. "},{"start":105.137,"text":"We feel great responsibility and will do our best to find out the exact cause of the accident,” the company’s president Kim E-bae said in a televised statement. "}],[{"start":114.03999999999999,"text":"An airline spokesperson said authorities were working to determine the cause of the crash. "},{"start":118.732,"text":"In a televised briefing, officials suggested a collision with birds and bad weather as possible causes. "},{"start":124.374,"text":"The transportation ministry also said it would examine maintenance records for the aircraft, which was 15 years old. "}],[{"start":131.35,"text":"Boeing said it was in contact with the airline regarding the incident. "}],[{"start":135.35,"text":"South Korea has suffered several past fatal aircraft disasters, though the country’s safety record has improved in recent years. "},{"start":142.367,"text":"According to government data, South Korean flag carriers had 67 accidents over the past 10 years, which resulted in 59 deaths. "}],[{"start":151.19,"text":"In 1983, a Korean Air flight was shot down by the former Soviet Union, killing all 269 people on board. "},{"start":158.844,"text":"In 1997, another Korean Air flight crashed in Guam, which killed 228 of the 254 people on board. "},{"start":166.524,"text":"In 2013, an Asiana Airlines flight crashed as it prepared to land in San Francisco, killing three people and injuring 187. "}],[{"start":175.68,"text":"The disaster on Sunday was the second fatal plane accident in recent days. "},{"start":180.172,"text":"On Wednesday, an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger flight crash-landed in Kazakhstan after being diverted over the Caspian Sea from Grozny, in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. "}],[{"start":190.78,"text":"US and Ukrainian officials have blamed Russian anti-aircraft fire for the accident, in which 38 of the 67 people on board were killed. "},{"start":198.772,"text":"Russian authorities said heavy fog and a flock of birds caused the diversion, but have also said that it occurred while Ukrainian combat drones were attacking nearby cities. "}],[{"start":208.16,"text":"Russian Vladimir Putin apologised to Azerbaijan on Saturday for the “tragic incident”, but did not comment on the allegations of Russian interference. "}],[{"start":215.74,"text":""}]],"url":"https://creatives.ftmailbox.cn/album/186673-1735456986.mp3"}