<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Grieving relatives of people </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/south-korea-plane-crash-updates-two-of-the-181-people-on-board-survived-fiery-plane-crash-at-south-korean-airport/db71d565-7052-40c9-93d8-c7ea332dd404" rel="" target="" title="killed in a plane crash in South Korea"><span>killed in a plane crash in South Korea</span></a><span> visited the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day, as officials said they have identified all 179 bodies.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Only two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air survived when it crashed in Muan International Airport in southern South Korea on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Video showed the aircraft, without its landing gear deployed, landing on its belly at high speed, skidding off the end of the runaway into a concrete fence and then bursting into flames.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woolworths-supermarket-giant-backflips-on-australia-day-merchandise-ban/3c2e77de-fb1c-40a1-af97-60304e08a08c"><strong><span>Woolworths backflips on Australia Day merchandise ban</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All of the victims were South Koreans except for two Thais, with many returning from Bangkok after Christmas holidays there.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bereaved families visited the site on Wednesday for the first time since the crash for a traditional memorial service.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They were bused to the site, where they took turns laying white flowers, knelt down and bowed deeply before a memorial table where food was placed.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/south-korean-plane-crash-grieving-families-of-victims-visit-site-memorial-service/d0feba6a-b116-488e-85c1-382cd35401b7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-scott-morrison-celebrates-new-years-eve--florida/9b1f0f29-d48e-44fa-be02-248c23dd7d8e"><strong><span>Former PM Scott Morrison celebrates New Year's Eve with Donald Trump</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The food included “ddeokguk”, a Korean rice cake soup eaten on New Year's Day.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some wailed and dropped to the ground.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Transport Ministry said authorities have completed the identification of the dead, which was complicated by the severe damage some bodies received.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It said the government has so far handed over 11 bodies to relatives.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/south-korea-jeju-plane-crash-survivor-awake/ef6710bd-1cb6-4548-bc9f-cb1d91554710"><strong><span>First words from flight attendant who survived horror crash</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2024/12/29/18/15/south-korea-plane-crash-dozens-dead-after-jet-crash-lands-at-airport"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/bZaX9UxAKe8rQ9qcDlEH8p2SJ7M=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F2a0879cb-64a2-4ccc-96a1-4edad1d72142" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/bZaX9UxAKe8rQ9qcDlEH8p2SJ7M=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F2a0879cb-64a2-4ccc-96a1-4edad1d72142 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/VUvpo7PkaRK7bD_H8Y864yei6tM=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F2a0879cb-64a2-4ccc-96a1-4edad1d72142 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Dozens dead after South Korean jet crash-lands at airport</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2024/12/29/18/15/south-korea-plane-crash-dozens-dead-after-jet-crash-lands-at-airport">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The exact cause of the crash is under investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Video showed the plane was experiencing an apparent engine problem in addition to the landing gear malfunction.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigators say the pilot received a warning from air traffic controllers of possible bird strikes and the plane issued a distress signal before the crash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officials have said they will also look into whether the airport’s localiser — a set of antennas at the end of the runway designed to guide aircraft during landings that was housed in a concrete fence — should have been constructed with lighter materials that would break more easily upon impact.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The South Korean government has begun safety inspections of all 101 Boeing 737-800s in the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Tuesday, a team of US investigators including representatives from Boeing also examined the crash site.</span></div></div>