South Korea news LIVE: According to Yonhap, a plane carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants swerved off the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea and struck a wall.
Live news from South Korea: According to the Yonhap news agency, a Jeju Air flight 7C2216 carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants slammed into a wall at Muan International Airport in South Korea after driving off the runway. The plane was heading back to Muan International Airport in South Korea from Thailand.10:13 a.m. The majority of the 181 passengers are thought to be dead.
The majority of the 181 persons on board the downed airliner are thought to have perished, according to news outlet Yonhap, which cited local fire authorities.
10 a.m. The deadliest incidents in the history of South Korean aviation
When a Korean Airline plane crashed near Guam in 1997, killing 228 people on board, it was the last major air disaster to strike South Korea.
9:30 p.m. The prime minister of Thailand offers sympathy.
Deepest sympathies were sent by Thailand's prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who wrote, "I would like to express my condolences to the families of the deceased and injured." I have directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to look into the current situation and determine whether there are any Thai passengers on this plane immediately. I've called for help right away. Please keep the Ministry of Foreign Affairs updated on the situation at all times and get in touch with the families of any Thai passengers to let them know how things are going.
9.00 am: crash confirms 85 fatalities
The South Korea Fire Agency reports that the dead toll from the South Korean airline disaster has risen to 85.
8:45 am: A plane crash in South Korea has claimed 62 lives.
According to the National Fire Agency, 62 people have died in a horrific plane crash in South Korea.
8.16 am: All flights, both local and international, have been canceled.
Following the jet accident, all domestic and international flights at Muan airport have been canceled, according to Yonhap, as reported by Reuters.
8 am: 47 people have died.
According to Yonhap, which cited fire officials, the number of fatalities from the jet crash at South Korea's Muan Airport has risen to 47.
7.40 am: According to the Transport Ministry, two Thai nationals were on a plane that crashed in South Korea.
According to South Korea's transport ministry, the airliner that crashed on Sunday at Muan International Airport in South Korea had 175 passengers and six crew members, including two Thai nationals.
7.30 am: 29 people have died.
Lee Hyeon-ji, a local fire department official, revised an earlier mortality total released by authorities as reported by AFP, saying, "We have so far confirmed 29 deaths from the crash... but the tally could rise due to the critically injured."
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