South Korea's acting leader has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operations, a day after 179 people were killed in the deadliest plane crash on its soil.
The Jeju Air plane burst into flames as it crash-landed in South Korea's Muan International Airport, killing everyone onboard save for two crew members. The ill-fated plane had skidded off the runway after touching down and crashed into a wall shortly after 09:00 local time.
A South Korean transport official had said that the plane had been attempting to land but was forced to hold off after air traffic control gave a bird strike warning.
Air traffic command later gave permission for the plane to land from the opposite direction, the official said.
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