- A plane carrying 181 people crashed at an airport in South Korea on Sunday,
- Photos and videos show the aircraft overrunning a runway before being engulfed in flames.
- Officials said the death toll was at least 85 people, per AP.
A plane crash at a South Korean airport on Sunday has left at least 85 people dead, The Associated Press reported.
The jet, operated by Korea’s budget airline Jeju Air, had 181 people on board when it veered off the runway and struck a barrier as it was landing at Muan International Airport, The New York Times reported.
The flight, 7C2216, was coming from Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, the Times reported.
The National Fire Agency said the death toll was at least 85 people, AP News reported. Two of the plane’s six crew members survived.
Spokespeople for Jeju Air and the National Fire Agency could not immediately be reached for comment.
In a statement posted online, Jeju Air said that it was “bowing” its head in apology and that it would address the crash.
A video broadcast by MBC News, a South Korean news network, showed a plane speeding down a runway, with smoke emitting from its belly, before it crashed into what appears to be a barrier and burst into flames.
Planespotters.net, a flight tracking website, reported the plane was a Boeing 737-800. The tracker says Ryanair, a budget Irish airline, operated the plane before it was delivered to Jeju Air in 2017.
The plane landed “without its landing gear extended,” the flight tracker said.
A spokesperson for Boeing did not immediately return a request for comment.
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