South Korean Police Raid Jeju Air and Muan Airport After Sunday's Boeing 737-800 Crash Kills 179

Jan 2, 2025, 03:34 AM

South Korean police conducted raids on Thursday morning at Muan International Airport and the offices of Jeju Air, including its Seoul headquarters, as part of an investigation into Sunday's plane crash that killed 179 people. Investigators also searched the offices of the airport operator and the transportation ministry's aviation authority in Muan. The crash of the Boeing 737-800, which was operating a flight from Thailand to South Korea, is the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. The flight carried 181 people, with only two survivors from the accident.