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Why...? - Season 1 Episode 9 Why Planes Crash
0.00 59 minutes In December 2024, a passenger jet crashes at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing 179—the worst aviation disaster in the country’s history. Weeks later, a military helicopter collides with a passenger plane over Washington DC, killing 67. In February 2025, a commuter jet crashes in Toronto; all survive. Then in June, an Air India flight crashes just after take-off, killing 260 with only one survivor. With global air travel expected to reach 4.9 billion passengers this year, can lessons be learned from this alarming series of disasters? Featuring eyewitness accounts, expert analysis, and shocking footage, this documentary investigates what went wrong.
