The plane crash was the largest tragedy in South Korea. Only two people survived.
179 people died in a air crash in South Korea after the plane skidded off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport.
This was reported by the Yonhap news agency, citing data from the fire department.
The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people, including six crew members. The two survivors were crew members who were in the plane's tail section, the only section that can be identified, at the time of the crash.
The plane was almost completely destroyed by an explosion that occurred after it skidded along the ground without deploying its landing gear and crashed into a concrete wall. A massive fire broke out.
A Jeju Air passenger plane made an emergency landing and caught fire at Muan International Airport on Sunday morning, December 29.
South Korean authorities believe that the probable cause of the tragedy is a landing gear failure due to a bird strike. The cause is still being investigated.
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