Updated On: 29 December, 2024 06:14 PM IST | Seoul | mid-day online correspondent
This marks one of the worst aviation disasters in South Korea's history, and the worst involving a local airline since the 1997 Korean Air plane crash in Guam, which killed 225 people

A firefighter and a dog work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, around 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul, on Sunday. Pic/AFP
A plane crash in South Korea on Sunday claimed the lives of 177 people, with two others still missing, news agency ANI reported. The incident involved a Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people, which belly-landed and exploded at Muan International Airport, according to reports.
This tragedy ranks as one of the worst aviation disasters in South Korea’s history and the deadliest involving a local airline since the 1997 Korean Air crash in Guam, which killed 225 people.