Aircraft Crashes at South Korea Airport, Dozens Lifeless, Officers Say

• A aircraft carrying 181 individuals crashed at an airport in South Korea on Sunday,
• Photographs and movies present the plane overrunning a runway earlier than being engulfed in flames.
• Officers mentioned the demise toll was not less than 85 individuals, per AP.

A aircraft crash at a South Korean airport on Sunday has left not less than 85 individuals useless, The Related Press reported.

The jet, operated by Korea’s finances airline Jeju Air, had 181 individuals on board when it veered off the runway and struck a barrier because it was touchdown at Muan Worldwide Airport, The New York Instances reported.

The flight, 7C2216, was coming from Suvarnabhumi Worldwide Airport in Bangkok, the Instances reported.

The Nationwide Hearth Company mentioned the demise toll was not less than 85 individuals, AP Information reported. Two of the aircraft’s six crew members survived.

Spokespeople for Jeju Air and the Nationwide Hearth Company couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.

In a press release posted on-line, Jeju Air mentioned that it was “bowing” its head in apology and that it will handle the crash.

A video broadcast by MBC Information, a South Korean information community, confirmed a aircraft dashing down a runway, with smoke emitting from its stomach, earlier than it crashed into what seems to be a barrier and burst into flames.

Planespotters.internet, a flight monitoring web site, reported the aircraft was a Boeing 737-800. The tracker says Ryanair, a finances Irish airline, operated the aircraft earlier than it was delivered to Jeju Air in 2017.

The aircraft landed “with out its touchdown gear prolonged,” the flight tracker mentioned.

A spokesperson for Boeing didn’t instantly return a request for remark.