A Jeju Air flight ran off the runway in South Korea and crashed into a fence, killing at least 23 passengers, Yonhap news agency reported.
The agency blamed faulty landing gear for the devastating accident.
Jeju Air, a low-cost airline of South Korea, was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members in a Boeing 737-800 when the incident occurred Sunday morning local time at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province. Decreased.
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Firefighters work to extinguish a runaway plane at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea on December 29. (Via Yonhap Reuters)
Firefighters work to extinguish a runaway plane at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea on December 29. (Via Yonhap Reuters)
The aircraft landed at the airport at 9:07 am local time when the incident occurred.
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The report said the plane was flying from Thailand back to South Korea.
Pictures shared by local media showed smoke billowing from the plane.
