The tragic final words of a passenger aboard the ill-fated Jeju Air flight, which crashed and has so far claimed 176 lives in South Korea, have been disclosed.

Jeju Air flight 7C2216, carrying 181 people from Bangkok, Thailand, was attempting to land at South Korea's Muan International Airport shortly after 9 am (0000 GMT) when it veered off the runway and collided with a wall, erupting into a fiery explosion.

According to the News1 agency, a passenger sent a chilling text to a relative, mentioning that a bird was stuck in the plane's wing. Their final message read, "Should I say my last words?"

Families of the victims are gathering at the airport as officials persist in their efforts to search through the wreckage.

Senior Transport Ministry official Joo Jong-wan said workers have retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of the plane's black box, which will be examined by government experts investigating the cause of the crash and fire, reports Mail Online

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