ALL BUT TWO ARE KILLED
All 175 passengers and four of the six crew members onboard were killed.
The passengers, aged three to 78, were all Korean apart from two Thais, authorities said.
Rescue workers plucked two survivors – flight attendants aged 25 and 33 – from the wreckage.
WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT?
Investigations have been launched, but officials are focusing on a possible bird strike and poor weather.
“It really has to be a series of catastrophic events that led to such a high loss of life,” aviation consultant Philip Butterworth-Hayes told AFP.
“Crash protection systems on board are extremely robust,” he said, describing the disaster as “the most serious incident I’ve seen” in recent years.
When asked whether the runway might be too short, one official said this was likely not a factor.
“The runway is 2,800m long,” or 9,200 feet, “and similar-sized aircraft have been operating on it without issues”, the official said.
Both black boxes – the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder – have been recovered, deputy transport minister Joo Jong-wan said.