South Korea's ruling and opposition parties agreed on Tuesday to form a joint parliamentary task force to probe the recent Jeju Air plane crash that left 179 people dead.The opposition Democratic Party also confirmed to AFP Tuesday it has "agreed" to form a joint probe team with the PPP to look into the tragic case.

A devastating crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea has claimed at least 85 lives. Jeju Air flight 7C2216, arriving from Bangkok, skidded off the runway and caught fire. Initial reports suggest a bird strike and malfunctioning landing gear may have caused the disaster.

Investigators from the NTSB and Boeing were expected to join the investigation into South Korea's deadliest air crash.

A plane carrying 181 people crashed while landing, killing most on board. Officials were investigating a possible malfunction with the landing gear and a bird strike.

South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air jet that killed 179 passengers on board.

South Korea’s transport minister is resigning because he feels “heavy responsibility” for the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people last month. A Jeju Air aircraft carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed at the Muan international airport on 29 December in what was the country’s worst air disaster.

South Korean authorities have extended the closure of a southwestern airport where a Jeju Air plane crashed and killed 179 people onboard, the land ministry said Monday.