The flight, operated by Jeju Air, was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. Only two people survived the crash.

A plane operated by Jeju Air crashed at Muan International Airport on Sunday. The aircraft's recovered black boxes will help investigators understand what happened.

Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok has told emergency responders to use "all available" resources to respond to the crash.

All 181 passengers and crew aboard a passenger jet that crashed upon landing in South Korea on Sunday morning are presumed dead except for two people rescued from the wreckage, authorities said. Jeju Air flight 2216 was landing at Muan International Airport around 9 a.

The Jeju Air plane crash in Muan has resulted in around 100 deaths, impacting South Korea’s safety record. The airline, previously rated ’A’ for safety, issued an apology and vowed to address the incident,

South Korean officials are investigating the crash landing of a passenger jet that's one of the deadliest disasters in that nation's aviation history.

A flight operated by Jeju Air crashed at 9:03 a.m. local time on Sunday while the plane was attempting to land at Muan International Airport near the southern tip of South Korea.

The Boeing jet was trying to land in Muan, South Korea when it collided head-on with a concrete wall, killing 179 of the 181 people on board.

Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.

Uncertainty surrounds the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, aviation experts said on Sunday, questioning how much impact a potential bird strike cited by authorities could have had in bringing down the Jeju Air flight.

Two crew members were rescued, and one survivor, who suffered multiple fractures, told doctors: "When I woke up, I'd already been rescued."