South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash that left 179 people dead last week."The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is expected to be completed today,

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

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.

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 Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),

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

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

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.

South Korean police on Thursday, January 2, raided Jeju Air's regional aviation office, the office is in Seoul, and the crash site as a part of the ongoing investigation, reported the news agency AFP.

SEOUL, South Korea — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board were killed in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters, officials said.

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

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.

Bangkok: Following a plane crash in South Korea that left as many as 85 people dead, Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed her condolences to the families of those affected by the deadly accident.