Passenger airliner crashes in South Korea (VIDEO)

A passenger jet with 181 people on board has crashed during landing in South Korea Read Full Article at RT.com

Passenger airliner crashes in South Korea (VIDEO)

At least 28 people have been killed when a plane veered off a runway during landing, officials said

A Boeing 737-800 carrying 181 people on board veered off the runway and crashed into a fence during landing in South Korea. At least 28 people have been killed, South Korean national broadcaster Yonhap reported, citing officials. 

The disaster occurred shortly after 9 am local time when a Jeju Air flight was landing at the Muan International Airport in the southwestern part of the country, Yonhap said. The plane was returning to South Korea from Bangkok. 

A video posted to social media shows the large plane skidding off a runway and bursting into flames.

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