Jeju Air

Police officers conduct a raid at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on Jan. 2, 2025.

South Korean police on Thursday raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of the probe into the fatal crash of a Boeing 737-800 plane that killed 179 people.

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The Jeju Air aircraft that crashed at the airport in the city of Muan, South Korea, appears to have crashed, carrying 179 passengers and crew members to their deaths.

The South Korean government declared seven days of national mourning on Sunday following a deadly plane crash that killed 179 people while two crew members were rescued, according to local media.

Acting President Choi Sang-mok made the announcement at an emergency safety meeting hours after a passenger jet crashed, Yonhap News Agency reported.

A Jeju Air flight traveling from Bangkok, Thailand, to South Korea crashed during landing at Muan International Airport on Sunday morning, resulting in what is feared to be one of the deadliest aviation disasters in the country's history. The aircraft, carrying 181 people, crashed while attempting a second landing, with officials confirming that 179 of those onboard are presumed dead.

South Korean authorities declared 177 passengers and crew dead, two missing, and two rescued after a plane crashed at Muan International Airport on Sunday, while a search for missing people is still ongoing.