King and Queen ‘profoundly saddened’ by South Korea plane crash that killed 179 The King has said he and the Queen were “profoundly saddened” by the plane crash in South Korea that killed 179 people.
The Jeju Air passenger plane was carrying 181 people when it skidded off a runway at Muan International Airport, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, officials said.
On Sunday morning, Foreign Secretary David Lammy posted on X, formerly Twitter: “Deeply saddened by news of the plane crash overnight in South Korea.
Footage of the crash aired by YTN television showed the plane skidding across the airstrip, apparently with its landing gear still closed, and colliding head-on with a concrete wall on the outskirts of the facility.
The King said in a statement: “My wife and I were profoundly saddened to learn of the horrific air accident at Muan, which resulted in such grievous loss of life.
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