at least 96 dead, the aircraft “almost completely destroyed”

The Jeju Air plane that crashed at Muan airport was “almost completely destroyed” and passengers and crew members had “little chance of survival”, firefighters said.

“The passengers were ejected from the plane when it collided with a barrier, leaving them with little chance of survival,” a local fire official said during a meeting with the victims’ families.

“The plane is almost completely destroyed and the identification of the deceased is proving difficult,” he added.