This photo shows the site of an airplane crash at an airport in Muan, southwest South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2024. All the 181 people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed on Sunday at the country's southwestern airport were believed to have been killed except two rescued, multiple media outlets said citing the fire authorities. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

"I am deeply saddened by the tragic plane crash at Muan Airport today. My heartfelt condolences go out to the victims and their families, and I extend on behalf of my colleagues our sympathies to those injured," Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing wrote on X on Sunday, shortly after a passenger plane reportedly veered off runway and crashed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province.

The Chinese Consulate General in Gwangju, South Korea, confirmed to reporters on Sunday that no Chinese citizens were among the casualties in the air crash, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said.

The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 kilometers southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 am.

"Chinese Embassy stands in solidarity with the ROK during this difficult time,"  Dai added in the Sunday post. 

Global Times