What caused South Korea's most deadly plane crash


Firefighters carry out extinguishing operations on an aircraft which drove off runaway at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, December 29, 2024. - Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

SEOUL: The emergency landing of Jeju Air Flight 2216 looked highly skilled, experts say, but all except two of the 181 people on board were killed when the Boeing 737-800 hit a wall and burst into flames.

As South Korean investigators probe the causes of the country's worst-ever aviation disaster on home soil, AFP takes a look at what could have gone wrong:

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