A Boeing 737-800 jet operated by Jeju Air crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing 179 people. The aircraft was returning from Bangkok when it skidded off the runway, hit a concrete fence, and caught fire. Two crew members survived.
King Charles and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer have paid condolences to the 179 victims of the South Korea plane crash earlier today. The Jeju Air passenger plane was carrying 181 people when it skidded off a runway at Muan International Airport , slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, officials said.
The country's national fire agency said 85 women, 84 men and 10 others whose genders were not immediately identifiable died in the fire at the airport in the town of Muan, about 180 miles south of Seoul.Emergency workers pulled two people, both crew members, to safety and local health officials said they remain conscious. The plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet that was returning from Bangkok, Thailand, and the crash happened at 9.03am local time, the transport ministry reported. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said in a statement: 'I send my deepest condolences to the victims and families of those who lost their lives in the tragic plane crash in Muan. I pay tribute to the work of the emergency responders and my thoughts are with the people of the Republic of Korea and Thailand at this terrible time.' The King said he and the Queen will be holding the families and loved ones of those who died in their prayers. He said: 'My wife and I were profoundly saddened to learn of the horrific air accident at Muan, which resulted in such grievous loss of life. As the people of the Republic of Korea mourn this disaster, the families and loved ones of all the victims are in our prayers.'On Sunday morning, Foreign Secretary David Lammy posted on X, formerly Twitter: 'Deeply saddened by news of the plane crash overnight in South Korea
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