A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok to South Korea crashed at Muan International Airport, killing 179 people and leaving two survivors. The Boeing 787-800 skidded off the runway after a bird strike, bursting into flames upon impact. The crash occurred around 9:03 a.m. local time (7:03 p.m. Saturday ET).
SEOUL, South Korea — There were two survivors and 179 confirmed dead in a commercial airplane crash Sunday at a South Korea n airport, officials said. There were 181 passengers and crew onboard. The Jeju Air flight 2216 skidded off the runway while landing at Muan International Airport in South Korea , bursting into flames after crashing, a spokesperson for the country’s National Fire Agency said. The airport is about 180 miles south of Seoul.
The country’s national fire agency later confirmed the death of 179 people, making it the deadliest airline disaster of the year and the first fatal accident in the history for the low-cost airline, which was founded in 2005. Among those killed, at least 77 were female and 79 were male. The genders of the other victims were not immediately identifiable. Two crew members — a man and woman — were rescued and suffered moderate injuries but were conscious, Joo said.
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