SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The remains of 179 people killed in this week's Jeju Air plane crash have been recovered, the interior ministry said Saturday. The Jeju Air jet crashed on landing at Muan International Airport in the county of South Jeolla Province on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 passengers and crew aboard.

SEOUL: South Korean investigators said on Saturday (Jan 4) they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash that left 179 people dead

South Korean investigators said Friday they expected to find more human remains as they began lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air jet that crashed on landing last weekend killing all but two of the 181 passengers and crew aboard.