A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea's Muan International Airport crashed on arrival Sunday, veering off the runway, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, leaving all but two dead.
Jeju Air flight 7C2216, arriving from Bangkok, was attempting to land shortly after 9 a.m. at the airport in the south of the country, South Korea's transport ministry said. Fire officials said the final death toll was 179, while two had been rescued.
It is the deadliest air accident involving a South Korean airline in nearly three decades, according to ministry data.
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