Korean B789 near Jeju on Apr 16th 2025, cracked windshield

Last Update: April 18, 2025 / 17:31:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 16, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KE-651

Aircraft Registration
HL7208

ICAO Type Designator
B789

A Korean Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration HL7208 performing flight KE-651 from Seoul (South Korea) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 270 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 110nm south of Jeju (South Korea) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Jeju due to a cracked windshield. The aircraft landed safely on Jeju's runway 25 about 40 minutes later.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration HL7587 reached Bangkok with a delay of about 8 hours.

The occurrence aircraft positioned back to Seoul about 37 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 16, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KE-651

Aircraft Registration
HL7208

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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