This year will go down in history as an annus horribilis for South Korea. December alone has seen a series of crises. The month started with the then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s invocation of martial law. Just over two weeks and two (acting) presidents later, the month has ended in tragedy. The fatal crash of a Jeju Air flight from Bangkok at Muan International Airport (in the south of the country), killing 179 out of 181 passengers, will go down as one of the deadliest aviation incidents in South Korean history.