The sounds of sobbing, prayers and anguish echoed through the departures hall of an airport in southwestern South Korea on Monday as families of the victims aboard a passenger jet that crash landed over the weekend waited for their loved ones to be identified.

A Jeju Air flight drove off the runway in South Korea and collided with a fence, leaving dozens of passengers dead, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

The control tower at Muan International Airport warned the Jeju Air plane of a potential bird strike minutes before the crash. Two people were rescued.

Fog is continuing to disrupt flights at Gatwick Airport with restrictions imposed to maintain safety. On what is expected to be the airport's busiest day of the Christmas period, it said some flights "may be delayed throughout the day" due to "poor visibility" and apologised to customers.

Disruption continues at Gatwick Airport for a fourth day as thick fog causes flight cancellations and delays during the airport’s busy holiday period. A spokesperson for the airport has confirmed that air restrictions will be kept in place because of low visibility in airfields affected by fog.

Gatwick Airport ‘returning to normal’ after fog disruption - More than 20 flights planned for the West Sussex airport on Monday were cancelled in advance.