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Smoke rises from the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. YONHAP via AFP

Smoke rises from the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. - A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival on December 29, authorities told AFP, with 29 confirmed dead and dramatic video showing the aircraft bursting into flames. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / NO USE AFTER JANUARY 8, 2025 02:48:46 GMT -  - SOUTH KOREA OUT / NO ARCHIVES -  RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173554838691620241229-jeju-air-plane-crash-AFP-4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Smoke rises from the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. YONHAP via AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Smoke rises from the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. <em>YONHAP via AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine Embassy in Thailand said there were no Filipinos onboard the Jeju Air flight that crash-landed at the airport in Muan, South Korea on Sunday.</p><p>The Embassy also expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the victims.</p><p>“Based on initial reports provided by local authorities to the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, there are no Filipino nationals among the 181 passengers and crew members of Jeju Air Flight 7C2216,” it said in a statement.</p><p>“We extend our deepest condolences to the bereaved families and loved ones of the victims who perished, and offer our heartfelt prayers for the recovery of the survivors of this traumatic event,” the Embassy added.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPHinThailand%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02cBK3GKRgtv73XjPPR95BHHPcmEuXJrfg2VPURRKXhTo4EQsDRrxfWVVuWLWScvLNl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="673" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>South Korea has started seven days of national mourning, with the acting president flying to the crash site in southwestern Muan for a memorial as teams of US and South Korean investigators raced to establish what caused Sunday&#x27;s disaster.</p><p>The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it made a mayday call and belly-landing before crashing into a barrier and bursting into flames.</p><p>Everyone on board Jeju Air Flight 2216 was killed, save two flight attendants pulled from the wreckage.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2024/12/30/flags-fly-at-half-mast-as-south-korea-probes-its-worst-plane-crash-1422">READ: Flags fly at half-mast as South Korea probes its worst plane crash</a></div>

<p>The Philippine Embassy in Thailand said there were no Filipinos onboard the Jeju Air flight that crash-landed at the airport in Muan, South Korea on Sunday.</p>

The Philippine Embassy in Thailand said there were no Filipinos onboard the Jeju Air flight that crash-landed at the airport in Muan, South Korea on Sunday.

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No Filipinos in tragic South Korea plane crash: PH Embassy

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Published December 30, 2024 05:05 PM PHT

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