179 confirmed dead out of 181 aboard in South Korean plane crash in Muan
SEOUL, 29th December, 2024 (WAM) -- A passenger jet carrying 181 people belly-landed and exploded at an airport in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, killing 179 with two others having been rescued, authorities said.
According to the South Korean Yonhap News Agency, the accident happened at around 9 a.m. when the Jeju Air plane, carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, veered off the runway