New Delhi:

A Boeing 737-800 airplane, operated by way of Jeju Air, crashed on the Muan Global Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, most likely killing 179 passengers onboard. The flight was once sporting a complete of 181 other people, together with six group contributors. Two survivors – one group member and one passenger – have been pulled from the wreckage throughout an ongoing rescue operation, in line with South Korean officers.

Photos broadcast by way of South Korea’s MBC community confirmed the Boeing 737-8AS, operated by way of Jeju Air and touring from Bangkok to South Korea, touching down at the runway with smoke billowing from its engines. Moments later, the airplane was once engulfed in flames.

Rescue efforts proceed as investigators paintings to decide the reason for the crash.

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