42 minutes ago Distraught families want answers after 179 people die in South Korea’s deadliest domestic air disaster

South Korea’s president declares a seven-day national mourning period as officials begin an investigation into what happened on the Boeing 737-800

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3 hours ago Pictures show scale of South Korea plane crash horror from empty chairs to body bags

Photos have emerged inside the rescue mission for the JeJu Air incident, which saw a passenger jet crash into a wall and erupt into a ball of flames leaving 179 dead

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3 hours ago King Charles and Queen Camilla 'profoundly saddened' by South Korea plane crash as they say will mourn the 179 victims in 'in our prayers'

The twin-engine Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashed on the runway at Muan International Airport this morning after skidding and crashing into a concrete wall, causing the plane to burst into flames.

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3 hours ago King and Queen ‘profoundly saddened’ by South Korea plane crash that killed 179

The Jeju Air passenger plane skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames.

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4 hours ago South Korea plane crash Jeju Air flight attendants' miraculous survival when everyone else dies

Officials have confirmed 179 people died in the Jeju Air flight that crashed and erupted into a fireball when the aircraft skidded along the runway and smashed into a wall

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4 hours ago War of words over crashed South Korean jet as experts say bird strike would NOT have crippled landing gear and emergency touch

The twin-engine Boeing 737-800 carrying 181 people is believed to have encountered a flock of birds as it came in to land at Muan International Airport on Sunday morning.

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5 hours ago South Korean plane crash: Bird strike suspected as 179 killed in country’s deadliest air disaster in decades

Dramatic footage showed the Jeju Air Boeing 737 skidding down the runway without landing gear before smashing into a wall at Muan International Airport

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5 hours ago Watch: Shocking moment plane crashes into wall before exploding in South Korea

At least 179 people died in the tragic accident

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5 hours ago Cause of plane crash in South Korea 'early assessment' after 'warning issued'

The crash happened at around 9am local time and all but two of the 181 people on board have been confirmed as dead

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6 hours ago Lammy offers condolences after plane crash in South Korea kills 179 people

The death toll is expected to rise as the rest of those on board the plane remain missing about six hours after the incident in Muan.

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6 hours ago South Korea plane crash: Everything we know about country’s worst domestic air disaster

Footage shows Boeing 737-800 skidding along runway at Muan airport before hitting wall and catching fire

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6 hours ago South Korea plane crash: air traffic controllers warned of bird strike minutes before accident, as officials confirm 179 dead

Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people burst into flames after plane hit wall at Muan airport, with two crew rescuedAlmost all presumed dead after aircraft veers off runway and hits wallSouth Korea plane crash: what we know so farDozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morningThe exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news agency Newsis. Fire officials have warned that given the severe damage to the aircraft, the number of casualties could rise.Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok to Muan was carrying 181 people – 175 passengers and six crew – when it came down, skidded along the runway and hit fencing and a wall around the perimeter before catching fire.Rescues are underway, with two people brought out of the wreckage so far. Emergency services are continu...

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6 hours ago South Korea plane crash flight attendant's haunting question after surviving fireball smash

The Jeju Air crash is the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil for several decades with dozens having confirmed to have died after the aircraft smashed into a wall at an airport

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6 hours ago Plane crash kills 179 in South Korea as Jeju Air flight veers off runway

The Jeju Air passenger plane’s landing gear is said to have failed to deploy

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6 hours ago South Korea plane crash latest: Bird strike warning issued minutes before Jeju Air flight killed 179

Jeju Air’s passenger plane rams into a concrete wall in South Korea as landing gear fails to deploy

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7 hours ago South Korea authorities confirm official death toll has reached 179 and includes all the passengers on doomed crashed plane

A total of 179 people have been killed after a plane carrying 181 people crashed off the runway and smashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in South Korea.

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8 hours ago South Korea plane crash: Map shows doomed Jeju Air flight's journey before horror fireball crash

More than 150 of passengers have been killed in the deadliest aviation disaster on South Korean soil in decades with only two members of the crew having been confirmed to have survived

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8 hours ago South Korean plane crash: Bird strike suspected as 177 killed in country’s deadliest air disaster in decades

Dramatic footage showed the Jeju Air Boeing 737 skidding down the runway without landing gear before smashing into a wall at Muan International Airport

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8 hours ago South Korea plane crash latest: Bird strike warning issued minutes before Jeju Air flight killed at least 177

Jeju Air’s passenger plane rams into a concrete wall in South Korea as landing gear fails to deploy

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8 hours ago Lammy offers condolences after plane crash in South Korea kills at least 177

The death toll is expected to rise as the rest of those on board the plane remain missing about six hours after the incident in Muan.

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