Jeju Air's emergency flight of the same model..."LANDING GEAR PROBLEM"

[Anchor]
Early this morning, Jeju Air's flight from Gimpo Airport to Jeju Island was urgently returned due to a defect in the aircraft.

It was confirmed to be the same model as the passenger plane that had an accident at Muan Airport yesterday.

I'll connect you with more news and reporters.

Reporter Yoon Woong-sung, please tell us the details.

[Reporter]
Jeju Air Flight 7C101, which departed from Gimpo Airport at around 6:30 a.m. and headed to Jeju Island, was urgently returned.

Jeju Air said it returned to Gimpo Airport shortly after takeoff after finding a landing gear problem on the aircraft.

Passengers said they were returning at around 7 p.m., about 30 minutes after departure, due to the initial flight defect.

After getting off at Gimpo Airport at around 7:30 p.m., it was reported that it was returned due to a landing gear problem.

Let's hear from the passengers at that time.

[Roh Sung-min / Passengers: After landing, it was not a defect in the aircraft, but an in-flight announcement said it was returned due to a landing gear abnormality. Everyone was surprised after landing.]

The flight returned is Boeing's B737-800, the same model that had an accident at Muan Airport yesterday.

Jeju Air guided the connection to another flight, but some passengers canceled the trip altogether due to anxiety.

Jeju Air said it returned for inspection due to an abnormality in landing gear and said it is trying to find out the exact cause.

I'm YTN's Yoon Woong Sung.