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Muan bird strike prevention zone was less than half of legally required distance, say lawmakers

Muan International Airport failed to comply with Korean aviation safety rules by limiting bird strike prevention zone to less than half the legally required distance before a Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people in 2024, lawmakers said Wednesday.

2026-01-14

Jeju Air jet in deadly crash moving up to 374 kilometers per hour when it hit embankment: Analysis

The Jeju Air passenger jet involved in a crash that killed 179 people was traveling at up to 374 kilometers per hour (232 miles per hour) before striking an embankment, a speed investigators say helps explain the extreme forces that proved fatal.

2026-01-12

Transport Ministry admits navigation structure involved in fatal Jeju Air crash did not meet safety standards

For the first time, the Transport Ministry acknowledged that a navigation structure involved in the fatal plane crash at Muan International Airport did not meet regulatory safety standards, reversing its stance more than a year after the accident.

2026-01-08

Bereaved families demand accountability at one-year anniversary of Jeju Air crash

A memorial service marking one year since the deadly Jeju Air passenger jet crash brought together families of the victims, officials and lawmakers at Muan International Airport as calls grew for a full investigation into the aviation disaster.

2025-12-29

A year after the Jeju Air disaster, Muan Airport remains home for one man grieving loss of his family

For Park In-wook, 69, Muan International Airport in South Jeolla has been his home for the past 359 days. Since losing his family in last year’s Jeju Air crash, he has not returned home.

2025-12-28

Parliamentary probe into Jeju Air crash begins

The National Assembly on Monday launched a special parliamentary committee to investigate the exact cause of last year's fatal Jeju Air plane crash that claimed 179 lives.

2025-12-22

Police launch procedural raid to acquire Jeju Air crash investigation files

Police on Tuesday launched a procedural search and seizure at the offices of a government committee investigating last year’s Jeju Air passenger plane crash to obtain records for a criminal probe after the agency could not provide them voluntarily.

2025-12-16

Jeju Air crash victims' families protest government investigation ahead of public hearing

Families of victims from last year’s Jeju Air crash conducted an overnight sit-in and shaved their heads in protest of the “opaque” government-led investigation outside the presidential office on Monday, ahead of a public hearing on Wednesday.

2025-12-02

Families of Jeju Air crash victims to protest at presidential office, new investigation demanded

Family members of those who died in the 2024 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport, which killed 179 people, are launching an overnight sit-in in front of the presidential office, demanding a new investigation into the tragedy.

2025-12-01

YouTubers who claimed Jeju Air crash was fake sentenced to prison

Two YouTubers who claimed last year's Jeju Air crash at Muan Airport in South Jeolla was staged using computer graphics were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for defamation and spreading false information.

2025-08-20