When South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok arrived at the scene of the deadliest air disaster on the country's soil on Sunday, he had been on the job for less than 48 hours. Choi, the country's finance minister,

The passenger plane was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. The flight came from Bangkok and was carrying 181 people.

As many as 177 passengers out of 181 have been confirmed dead after a Jeju Air Plane veered off the runway and collided with a fence in South Korea's Muan City on Sunday, i.e., December 29, Hindustan Times reported citing authorities.