Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea's history, budget airline Jeju Air was moving fast: racking up record passenger numbers and flying its aircraft more than domestic rivals and many of its global peers,

In fact, only Saudi Arabian LCC Air Arabia bested Jeju's utilization rate last year at 12.5 daily hours. Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows that Jeju was flying its planes an average 11.6 hours per day - this is considerably higher than the likes of Ryanair (9.3 hours), AirAsia (9 hours) and VietJet (10 hours).

Two people, both flight attendants, are the only survivors of the crash and are being treated at South Korean hospitals.

Ultimately, the plane crashed, killing 179 people in South Korea’s worst aviation disaster. A standard pre-flight inspection found “no issues” with the Jeju Air passenger plane before it crashed.

After the deadly Jeju Air crash in South Korea this week killed 179 people, the South Korean government said that it would be inspecting every domestic model of the plane involved, the Boeing (BA) 737-800.

The time between when the pilot reported a bird strike and when it crashed could be crucial to unraveling one of the worst aviation disasters in years.

Video from the scene and aircraft positioning data offer clues about the deadliest aviation disaster in years.

The aftermath of the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province, has dealt a severe blow to Vietnamese tourist destinations popular with South Koreans, leading to a significant drop in travelers.

Da Nang and Phu Quoc have seen a sharp decline in South Korean tourist arrivals as a fear of flying has taken hold following the Jeju Air crash.