The flight, operated by Jeju Air, was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. Only two people survived the crash.

SEOUL, South Korea — A plane with malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire Sunday at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 28 people, according to the emergency office and local media.

Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.

Just two survivors were rescued from the wreckage of the passenger plane, which had been returning from Thailand.

Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok has told emergency responders to use "all available" resources to respond to the crash.

U.S. investigators are helping South Korea investigate the plane crash on Sunday that killed 179 people on board a plane from Thailand. The team of U.S. investigators will include the National

Families wept and wailed as officials read off the names of the victims who died on Sunday, Dec. 29, at Muan International Airport, where the crash occurred.

Thailand’s prime minister ... It’s one of the deadliest disasters in South Korea’s aviation history. The last time South Korea suffered a large-scale air disaster was in 1997, when an ...

The flight was carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed before slamming into a barrier, killing all aboard except two flight attendants.