South Korean authorities say at least 179 people died when a passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after skidding off a runway and slamming into a concrete fence. The Jeju Air jet carrying 181 people, was returning from Bangkok.
In photos: South Korea plane crash
5
Rescue team members work near the wreckage of the plane outside of Muan International Airport, Dec. 29, 2024.
6
Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport, Dec. 29, 2024.
7
A relative of a passenger of the aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway reacts at Muan International Airport, Dec. 29, 2024.
8
South Korean soldiers search for missing passengers near the wreckage of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul, Dec. 29, 2024.
