South Korea passenger jet crash kills 179 people, two survive

Incident occurs as Jeju Air flight from Bangkok was landing with 181 people on board

Rescue crews work at the site of a deadly airplane crash at Muan International Airport in southwestern South Korea on Dec. 29. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)

STEVEN BOROWIEC and KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writers

December 29, 2024 10:21 JST

Updated on December 29, 2024 22:35 JST

SEOUL -- A South Korean passenger jet arriving from Thailand and carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed into a wall at an airport in southwestern South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 people, the National Fire Agency announced, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters. Two people, both crew members, survived.