In South Korea, the bodies of all 179 victims of the massive plane crash have been found.

The bodies of all victims of the plane crash at Muan Airport in South Korea have been found. A total of 179 people lost their lives in the incident.

This information was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing Yonhap.

The accident occurred at approximately 9:07 local time. By the evening, the bodies of 179 individuals were discovered at the site of the tragedy. Only two people on board survived the plane crash.

In total, there were 181 people on board the Jeju Air flight 7C2216, including 175 passengers, 4 crew members, and 2 pilots.

The crash involving the Jeju Air passenger plane has become the deadliest aviation disaster in South Korea.

Prior to this, the deadliest incident was the Asiana Haenam crash in 1993, which resulted in 66 fatalities. The scale of today’s tragedy is nearly three times greater.

Aviation Disaster in South Korea

On Sunday, December 29, a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane of Jeju Air, operating flight 7C2216, crashed at the airport in the South Korean city of Muan. The aircraft was flying from Bangkok, with most passengers being South Korean citizens.

The plane was unable to deploy its landing gear, causing it to roll off the runway, collide with the outer wall of the airport, and catch fire. The preliminary cause of the aircraft's failure is attributed to a landing gear mechanism malfunction due to a bird strike.

For more details on the large-scale aviation disaster in South Korea, see RBK-Ukraine's report.