Reascue teams have been pictured searching the wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

181 passengers were oboard the passenger jet, with 167 so far found dead and two alive.

More heartbroken family members have been pictured at Muan International Aiport as the death toll rises to 167.

Officials have been gradually reading out the names of those found dead in the South Korea plane crash, as relatives are left with an agonising wait to find out if their loved ones have died.

181 passengers were oboard the Boeing 737-800 passenger jet, with only two found alive so far.

The death toll from the plane crash in South Korea has now risen to 167, fire officials just confirmed.

181 passengers were onboard the flight, with only two found alive so far.

The plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet returning from Bangkok and the crash happened at 9.03am local time.

At least 151 people are confirmed dead after the plane carrying 181 passengers skidded off a runway as it landed and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport.

Watch as emergency services desperately try to put out the fireball explosion caused by the fatal smash.

South Korea's Jeju Air plane crash death toll has now jumped to 151.

'So far two rescued, 151 confirmed dead,' the National Fire Agency said in a statement, with the search operation ongoing as weeping relatives gather at Muan International Airport.

Senior transport ministry official Joo Jong-wan confirmed workers have recovered the flight data recorder from the aircraft's black box and are now searching for the cockpit voice recording device.

Earlier, he said government investigators arrived at the scene to investigate the cause of the crash.

Meanwhiile, emergency officials said the plane’s landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.

Devastating photos show family members grieving at Muan International Aiport in South Korea today.

127 passengers have so far been confirmed dead in the tragedy, with desperate relatives waiting to find out about the remaining passengers.

A heartbreaking image shows the moment officials revealed the additional names of passengers who died in South Korea's plane crash at Muan International Airport.

Rescue operations are still underway, with many more feared to have died in the tragedy.

The death toll of South Korea's plane crash has now risen to 127 - with 181 passengers having been on board.

Firefighters are continuing to carry out desperate rescue operations at Muan International Airport to find those still unaccounted for.

A bird striking the aircraft is among the theories explaining why the plane crashed, with 125 so far confirmed dead.

The aircraft tragedy possibly happened due to 'contact with birds, resulting in malfunctioning landing gear' as the plane attempted to land at the airport in the country's southwest.

South Korean acting president Choi Sang-mok has arrived at the scene of the fatal plane and says the government is putting all its resources into dealing with the tragedy.

At least 125 have been confirmed dead in the crash and only two crew members have been rescued, it is understood.

The acting president (centre below) has been pictured walking to the site of the ordeal.

Kim E-bae, Jeju Air’s president, has apologised to bereaved families and said he takes 'full responsibility' for the incident.

In a televised news conference, Mr Kim said the company hadn’t identified any mechanical problems with the aircraft following regular checkups.

The crashed air carrier Jeju Air released a statement expressing its 'deep apology' over the crash, adding it would do its 'utmost to manage the aftermath of the accident'.

A may day alert was issued from the doomed Jeju Air flight just two minutes before the aircraft crash landed on the runway in South Korea.

An air traffic controller at Muan International Airport had warned the plane about a possible bird strike one minute prior to the may day alert.

Ju Jong-wan, a director of aviation policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said the plane descended to the ground following the alert.

Government officials have confirmed an official death toll of 125 from the Jeju Air flight from Bangkok.

Two of the people rescued - one passenger and one crew member - remain alive but 179 others are thought to have died.

The two survivors were taken from the tail of the plane and are being treated at nearby hospitals, according to Yonhap News.

The first 120 confirmed dead include at least 54 men and 57 women, though nine others were so badly injured their gender was not immediately clear.

All but two people - both crew members, a male and a female - have been presumed dead. The two crew members are still conscious and being treated at local hospitals.

A crew member who is thought to be one of only two survivors of a South Korean jet plane crash described the moment the engine exploded as it crashed off a runway and smashed into a wall.

The crew member, who has yet to be identified and is currently being treated at a local hospital, said that one of the plane's engines exploded into smoke as it approached Muan International Airport at 8:30am local time.

A witness to the tragic South Korean plane crash said he noticed sparks, flames and explosions before the doomed flight crash landed.

'I saw the plane descending and thought it was about to land when I noticed a flash of light,' Cho said.

'Then there was a loud bang followed by smoke in the air, and then I heard a series of explosions.'

Kim said the plane missed the initial landing before circling back and making the final fatal attempt.

The two survivors of the South Korean plane crash - a man and a woman - were both crew members on the ill-fated flight.

A total of 181 people were aboard the plane and 179 were feared to be dead. The official death toll remained at 124 early Sunday.

Among the dead, 54 are male and 57 are female, while the gender of 11 remains undetermined.

Recue workers were set to search the wreckage of the doomed South Korean aircraft for the black box recorders.

The devices could offer key details behind what took place in the final moments of the ill-fated flight.

In a briefing, the transport ministry said that more than 700 workers had been mobilized for on site working efforts.

It has been confirmed that the aircraft involved in the crash was a Boeing 737-800, operated by Jeju Air.

Boeing have released a statement on the crash.

'We are in contact with Jeju Air regarding flight 2216 and stand ready to support them.

We extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones, and our thoughts remain with the passengers and crew.'

Despite being known as a cheaper flying option, Jeju Air had a largely good safety record leading up to Sunday's crash.

In 2023, the airline had an 'A' rating from the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which is considered 'very good.' Airlines got as high a grade as A++ last year.

Jeju Air was the subject of a federal investigation for a plane having flown despite having a defect in the tip of its wings in 2023. That year, federal judges gave them a 'C' for safety.

It was previously reported that this was the first crash in the airline's history which dates back to 2005.

South Korea's National Fire Authority says that all but two of the 181 people on the Jeju Air flight from Bangkok are presumed dead.

Two of the people rescued - one passenger and one crew member - remain alive but 179 others are thought to have died.

The two survivors were taken from the tail of the plane and are being treated at nearby hospitals, according to Yonhap News.

The crash marks the worst tragedy for a South Korean plane since 1997, when 229 people died after a Korean Air jet slammed into a hill in Guam.

After releasing a terse initial statement, Jeju Air has offered a more sincere apology for the crash.

'Jeju Air deeply bows in apology to all those affected by the Muan Airport accident. Our first priority is to do everything possible to manage this incident. We sincerely apologise for causing concern,' they said in a statement.

The death toll after a plane caught fire during landing at an airport in the southern region of South Korea has risen to 85, according to the National Fire Agency.

The airline involved in a devastating crash that killed dozens in South Korea removed all content on their website except for a simple statement on the tragedy.

'We lower our heads in apology to everyone who suffered in the accident,' the website read in Korean. 'We will do everything we can to deal with this accident.'

The plane is believed to have crashed when the landing gear malfunctioned.

At least 62 people have died after a plane caught fire during landing at an airport in the southern region of South Korea, the National Fire Agency says.

The fire engulfed the aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and struck a barrier. The country´s emergency office said its landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.

The airline involved in the crash, Jeju Air, has never had a fatal crash before today's. It was founded in 2005.

However, Jeju Air was the subject of a federal investigation for a plane having flown despite having a defect in the tip of its wings.

The carrier is known as a low-cost option in South Korea that flies to dozens of countries on the Asian continent.

South Korean emergency officials say that 47 people are dead after a plane caught fire during landing at an airport in the country's south.

The fire engulfed the aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and struck a barrier. The country´s emergency office said its landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.

The National Fire Agency says that a total of 47 people on board have been found dead as a result of the incident.

Three people have been successfully rescued from the plane crash so far, according to Yonhap News in South Korea.

One passenger and one crew member are among those rescued.

Local hospitals have been in contact with authorities to help with those injured and casualties.

Aviation expert Alex Macheras has said the aircraft attempted a 'belly landing' without its landing gear extended before it hit the perimeter wall.

He added: 'Jeju Air is the largest South Korean low-cost airline with an impeccable safety record (like the other Korean airlines).

'The airline operates the world’s busiest flight routes, with an all-Boeing fleet of 40. Rescue & recovery operation is currently underway, per govt'

The Jeju Air flight had reportedly attempted one landing before being forced to 'go-around' when the landing gear failed to lower normally, the Guardian report.

A go-around is a standard aviation manoeuvre where pilots abort a landing attempt and circle around for another try.

Harrowing images have been shared showing black smoke billowing into the air following the crash.

Drivers passing by the road next to Muam International Airport took snaps of the incident.

Jets of water can be seen in an attempt to put out the flames following the crash.

One flight attendant and one passenger have been rescued so far, South Korea's fire agency said.

'Currently two have been rescued, one passenger and one flight attendant,' the national fire agency said in a statement, adding that 32 fire trucks and scores of firefighters had been deployed to the crash site at Muan airport.

The accident happened at 9:07 a.m., when the Jeju Air flight veered off the runway while landing and collided with a fence at the Musan International Airport in the Muan county, about 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul.

A total of 181, including six crew members, were aboard the plane that was returning from Bangkok.

Most of the passengers were Koreans, except for two Thai nationals.

Authorities have extinguished the initial fire and said that search and rescue operations were under way at the crash site.

They also began an on-site investigation to determine the exact cause of the crash.

Acting President Choi Sang-mok called for the mobilisation of all resources to save the passengers.

'All related agencies... must mobilise all available resources to save the personnel,' he instructed officials in a statement.

The crash is believed to have been caused by 'contact with birds, resulting in malfunctioning landing gear' as the plane attempted to land at the airport in the country's southwest, Yonhap news agency reported.

There were 175 passengers and 6 crew members on board, it added.

A photo showed the tail section of the jet engulfed in flames on what appeared to be the side of the runway, with firefighters and emergency vehicles nearby.

Lee Hyeon-ji, a response team officer at the local fire department, has confirmed the number of deaths from the crash.

She told the media: 'We have so far confirmed 29 deaths from the crash.

'But the tally could rise due to the critically injured.'

Rescue authorities were evacuating passengers from the rear section of the jet, Lee added.

Footage has emerged of the moment the plane attempts to land - and appears to have an issue with its landing gear.

The aircraft appears to slide along the runway, but it fails to slow. It then slams into the wall at the end of the runway and erupts into a ball of flames.

Frantic emergency services then rush to the scene.

At least 28 passengers have been killed in a plane crash at an airport in South Korea, according to local media.

Passengers are being rescued from the tail of the plane after veering off the runway at Muan Airport.

The plane was said to be carrying 181 people on board, including six crew, as it attempted to land.