South Korea's airlines are generally considered to be safe - with Jeju Air having a relatively strong safety record.

But after the crash, Jeju Air shares have slumped to a record low, as worries swirl among low-cost carrier companies about what the incident would mean for the industry's reputation.

The Boeing B737-800 involved in the crash is widely used among domestic budget carriers. South Korea has ordered an inspection of the country's entire fleet of Boeing 737-800s - a model which is among the world's most widely used passenger planes.

"It's hard to blame the incident solely on the aircraft model, but there is concern that biases against [low-cost carriers] and this specific model may grow," an industry insider told Yonhap.

"It's a sombre atmosphere across the entire industry, even though it's just one airline's incident," said another unnamed official in the low-cost carrier.

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Many of the passengers onboard flight 7C2216 had been celebrating the Christmas holidays in Thailand and were returning home.

The cousin of one victim, Jongluk Doungmanee, told BBC Thai that she was "shocked" when she heard the news.

Jongluk had been living in South Korea for the past five years working in the agriculture industry. She usually travelled to Thailand twice a year during the holidays to visit her ailing father and two children - aged 7 and 15 - from a former marriage.

She had spent over two weeks this time with her husband, who had returned to South Korea earlier in December.

Her father, who suffers from a heart disease, was "devastated" when he found out about her death, said her cousin Pornphichaya.

"It is unbearable for him. This was his youngest daughter."

Read more on the victims here.

It's just after 15:45 in Seoul and 06:45 in London. If you're just joining us now, here's what you need to know:

• Investigators have started inspecting the plane's two black boxes - the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. They have begun downloading the data from the former but are still examining the flight data recorder, which is said to be missing a critical connector which will make it harder for data to be extracted
• Jeju Air is set to hold a press conference in around an hour. The airline has been slammed by victims' families for not providing timely updates
• Currently, some 174 victims have been identified - with five bodies still undergoing DNA testing. The state of the remains means it has been challenging for officials to identify the victims
• Investigators have combed debris trying to find clues, but a definite cause for the crash remains elusive

• Finance minister and acting president Choi Sang-mok, who visited Muan Airport on Monday, just assumed the role days ago amid a spiralling political crisis. Today, an arrest warrant was issued for suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol for his short-lived martial law order
• Across the country, New Year's Day celebrations have been cancelled or scaled down out of respect for victims and their families

Stay with us as we bring you the latest.

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On Sunday, flight 7C2216 was flying from Bangkok to Muan airport in South Korea.

At 08:59 local, the pilot reported that the plane had struck a bird, declaring "mayday mayday mayday" and "bird strike, bird strike, go-around". The pilot then aborted the original landing and requested permission to land from the opposite direction.

Air traffic control authorised the alternative landing at 09:01 - and at 09:02 the plane made contact with the ground, coming down at roughly the halfway point of the 2,800m runway.

But when the plane landed, it was seen skidding down the runway and crashing into a structure before erupting into flames.

According to the transport department, the head pilot on the flight had held the role since 2019 and had more than 6,800 hours of flight experience.

Here's what else we know about the crash so far.

Jeju Air is set to hold a press conference later this afternoon at 17:00 local time, or 08:00 GMT.

Anger has been simmering among bereaved families, who say that the airline has not provided them with timely updates about their loved ones.

During a press conference in Seoul on Sunday, Jeju Air's chief executive apologised for the disaster and said the company's top priority was to support bereaved families. He also noted that the airline had no history of accidents.

However, victims' families claimed that the choice to hold a press conference in Seoul - instead of at Muan Airport where they were gathered - showed the company prioritised "media damage control" over families' concerns, South Korean journalist Nemo Kim had earlier told the BBC.

Families have also said that compensation from the airline is needed immediately.

Memorials have been set up across the country in memory of the victims - here's a look at some of them.

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Authorities say the remains of 174 of the 179 victims from flight 7C2216 have "tentatively" been identified.

Identifying the remains has been challenging, officials say, because they have been so severely charred in the fiery crash. Thirty-two of the victims could not be identified by fingerprints - investigators relied on DNA tests for them.

Earlier, officials said it could take up to 10 days for all the remains to be identified and delivered to the bereaved families.

For now, these remains are being preserved in a temporary cold storage facility in a hangar at the Muan International Airport.

Meanwhile Muan has been declared a special disaster zone, which makes central government funding available to the local government and victims' families. All flights to and from its airport have been cancelled.

Amid all the updates on the Jeju Air plane crash - another incident is also gripping South Korea today, after an arrest warrant was issued for the country's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol.

The warrant comes after Yoon, who is facing several investigations on insurrection and treason charges, ignored three summonses to appear for questioning over the past two weeks.

South Korea has been in political crisis since Yoon's short-lived martial law declaration, with the former leader and a successor both impeached by parliament.

Yoon's lawyer has said he plans to file for an injunction to stop the arrest warrant and dispute its validity, according to Yonhap news agency.

Read more here.

Hundreds of grieving people have been camping out at Muan International Airport, furious that they have not yet seen the bodies of their loved ones.

At the airport yesterday, police superintendent general Na Won-o explained amid angry shouts that the delay was due to officials taking their time to carefully identify all 179 victims, whose bodies were badly damaged in the crash.

"Can you promise that they will be put back together?" a middle-aged man asked, visibly emotional.

Among the relatives of victims the BBC spoke to was Shin Gyu-ho, who lost his two grandsons and son-in-law.

While the body of Shin's son-in-law has been identified, he was told that his two grandsons - a high-school sophomore and a senior - were "too scattered to be recognised".

Read more from the families as they await further updates.

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Officials deployed by the US government and aircraft manufacturer Boeing - which made the plane involved in the crash - have joined an investigation into the incident.

The team, which includes one member from the US Federal Aviation Administration, three experts from the National Transportation Safety Board and three Boeing reps, arrived in Muan on Monday, Yonhap news agency reported.

Together with local investigators, they are assessing wreckage and debris at the crash site, while looking for components that may offer clues into the cause of the crash.

South Korea's National Police Agency is making "all-out efforts" to shorten its victim identification period by using rapid DNA analysers and adding more investigators to its team, according to Reuters.

Five of the 179 bodies currently remain unidentified, with Yonhap news agency saying this was due to "DNA inconsistencies".

Angry families had gathered at the Muan International Airport yesterday calling for more updates and to receive the bodies of their loved ones.

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BBC News

Aviation experts have raised questions about an "unusual" concrete wall near the runway - which the plane appeared to collide with before it burst into flames.

Air safety expert David Learmount said that, had the "obstruction" not been there, the plane "would have come to rest with most - possibly all - of those on board still alive".

Chris Kingswood, a pilot with 48 years' experience who has flown the same type of aircraft involved in the crash, told BBC News it "does seem unusual that it's such a rigid thing", when asked about the structure.

Investigators are considering the significance of the wall, located about 250m (820ft) off the end of the runway.

Here's more on questions experts have raised over the concrete wall.

The Jeju Air plane exploded when it hit the end of the runway - after it collided with a raised structure that is part of a system that is meant to help planes land.

Here's a look at that structure:

Jean Mackenzie
Reporting from Muan

Investigators say they have started to inspect the plane’s two black boxes - that’s the cockpit voice recorder and the box that records the flight data.

But the second device is missing a critical connector, they say, which will make it more difficult to extract the data. This could prolong the search for answers as to why this plane was forced to land without its landing gear.

Five of the victims’ remains have now been released, four of which have been transported to funeral homes so that their families can begin proceedings - which will last around three days.

But most other families are still waiting for their loved ones to be identified. The runway at Muan International Airport, where the plane crash-landed, is to stay closed for another week while forensic teams collect more of the remains and debris.

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It's been two days since a Jeju Air plane crash-landed in South Korea, killing 179 of the 181 people on board.

Four of the victims' remains have been released and their families will begin the funerals today. Officials are still working to identify the remaining victims.

Investigators have also started to inspect the plane's two black boxes. We're also expecting Jeju Air to hold a press conference at 17:00 local time (08:00 GMT).

Stay with us as we bring you the latest.