The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday with only two survivors who are crew members.
Flight 2216 was returning from Bangkok, Thailand with six crew and 175 passengers, many of them holidaymakers.
The passengers included 173 South Koreans and two Thai nationals. They were aged between 3 and 78, although most were in their 40s, 50s and 60s.
According to transport ministry, the deadliest air accident on South Korean soil was also the worst involving a South Korean airline in nearly three decades.
South Korean transport officials are reporting the plane ran into difficulties approaching landing – with the pilot, who had more than 6,800 hours of flight experience – pulling out of the first attempt due to bird interference.
However, an investigation into the cause is under way.
Plane crashes in South Korea
The Jeju Air crash is the worst for any South Korean airline since the 1997 Korean Air crash in Guam, which killed more than 200 people. Prior to Sunday, the deadliest on South Korean soil was an Air China crash flight that killed 129.
The Muan airport crash also marks the first fatal accident for Jeju Air, one of South Korea’s largest low-cost airlines which was set up in 2005.
