Plane crashes at South Korea airport, dozens dead, officials say

• A plane with 181 people crashed on Sunday at an airport in South Korea.
• Pictures and videos show the plane taxiing over a runway before being engulfed in flames.
• Officials said the death toll was at least 85 people, per AP.

A plane crash at a South Korean airport on Sunday has killed at least 85 people, The Associated Press reported.

The jet, operated by Korean budget airline Jeju Air, had 181 people on board when it veered off the runway and hit a barrier as it landed at Muan International Airport, The New York Times reported.

The flight, 7C2216, came from Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, the Times reported.

The National Fire Agency said the death toll was at least 85 people, AP News reported. Two of the plane’s six crew members survived.

Spokesmen for Jeju Air and the National Fire Agency could not immediately be reached for comment.

In a statement posted online, Jeju Air said it “bowed” its head in apology and would address the crash.

A video broadcast by MBC News, a South Korean news network, showed a plane speeding down a runway with smoke billowing from its belly before crashing into what appears to be a barrier and bursting into flames.

Planespotters.net, a plane tracking website, reported that the plane was a Boeing 737-800. The tracker says Ryanair, an Irish budget airline, operated the plane before it was delivered to Jeju Air in 2017.

The plane landed “without its landing gear extended,” the flight tracker said.

A Boeing spokesman did not immediately return a request for comment.