The passenger plane was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. The flight came from Bangkok and was carrying 181 people.

One of two survivors of South Korea’s Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport, which killed nearly all over the 181 people on board, was transported to hospital in Seoul on Sunday (December 29).

At least 177 people have died in a plane crash in South Korea, according to local fire and rescue officials, in what is the country’s worst air disaster in decades. Two people survived, both crew members,

A plane operated by Jeju Air burst into flames and crashed near Muan International Airport on Sunday. Officials believe birds striking the aircraft may have caused the crash.

By Ju-min Park, Hongji Kim and Hyunsu Yim MUAN COUNTY, South Korea (Reuters) - At least 177 people were killed in the deadliest air accident ever in South Korea on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and veered off the runway,

Witnesses to a deadly plane crash in South Korea said they observed flames in the engine of the aircraft, heard explosions and noticed birds colliding with the plane.

SEOUL—At least 167 people died after a plane crashed Sunday while attempting to land at an airport in South Korea, according to the country’s national fire agency. The plane skidded off the runway and collided with a barrier at an airport in Muan County,

The control tower at Muan International Airport had issued a bird strike warning while the Jeju Air plane was trying to land shortly before 9 a.m local time, the Yonhap News Agenc