South Korea: Pre-flight checks found no issues, Jeju Air CEO says

Jeju Air says the plane that crashed in South Korea killing 179 people had passed a pre-flight inspection.

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"Nothing abnormal was noted with the landing gear," the airline's CEO Kim Yi-bae told a news conference in Seoul, as investigations continue into why the wheels were not down when it performed an emergency landing.

The plane was travelling from Bangkok when it crash-landed at Muan International Airport on Sunday, bursting into flames and killing everyone onboard, save for two crew members, after skidding into a wall.

Investigators are still working to identify victims and establish what caused South Korea's deadliest ever air crash.

Many question remain unanswered and investigators are looking at the role a bird strike or weather conditions may have played.

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