A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok to Muan International Airport in South Korea has skidded off the runway and burst into flames after a landing gear malfunction. Rescue workers are searching for survivors as government officials open an investigation into the cause of the crash.
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00:00The remains of Jeju Air Flight 2216 lay scattered across the runway as rescuers search for survivors.
00:13The flight from Bangkok was landing at Muan International Airport in southwestern South
00:17Korea when a suspected landing gear malfunction sent the plane skidding down the runway into
00:23a concrete barrier before bursting into flames.
00:29Of the 175 passengers and six crew members on board, only two survivors have been pulled
00:35from the wreckage.
00:46Inside the airport, families of those on board wait as an official reads off names of the
00:52people confirmed dead.
00:55The crash is one of South Korea's worst aviation disasters.
00:59It happens as the country is embroiled in deep political crisis.
01:05Here, the CEO of Jeju Air bows in apology, offering condolences to the families of the
01:12dead.
01:13And the plane's manufacturer, Boeing, has released a statement of support on social
01:19media.
01:20The cause of the crash is still being investigated.
01:26With the hope of finding survivors dwindling, the country, already embroiled in political
01:39turmoil, is turning to new questions.
01:43How did this happen?
01:45And what comes next?
01:46Luffy Lee and Harrel Hughes for Taiwan Plus.