South Korea's rival parties agreed Tuesday to form a joint task force to probe the recent Jeju Air plane crash that left 179 people dead, as the transport minister offered to resign over the tragedy.

South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash that left 179 people dead last week.

SEOUL, South Korea — A plane with malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire Sunday at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 28 people, according to the emergency office and local media.

The flight, operated by Jeju Air, was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. Only two people survived the crash.

Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.

Just two survivors were rescued from the wreckage of the passenger plane, which had been returning from Thailand.

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

A Jeju Air passenger plane carrying about 180 people crashed at Muan Airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 60 people after malfunctioning landing gear caused it to veer off the runway, hit a fence,

After overcoming pariah status at the end of the last century, South Korea must learn what caused the catastrophe on Dec. 29 and what lessons to draw from it.

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 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.