Special probe team raids airport agencies over Jeju Air crash

A special probe team searched airport and transport agencies Tuesday as it widened a criminal investigation into the 2024 Jeju Air disaster that killed 179 people.

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A concrete embankment beneath localizer structure is seen exposed on runway at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Jan. 20.
A concrete embankment beneath localizer structure is seen exposed on runway at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Jan. 20.

The special investigation team raided the Korea Airports Corporation and relevant state agencies Tuesday in a probe of the deadly Jeju Air crash that occurred in 2024.

Investigators were sent to the state-owned Korea Airports Corporation, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Busan Regional Aviation Administration to conduct searches and seizures beginning at 9 a.m., the probe team said.

Jeju Air Flight 7C 2216, which departed from Bangkok, Thailand, struck a localizer structure atop a concrete embankment at the end of the runway while making an emergency belly landing at Muan International Airport at about 9:03 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2024. Of the 181 people on board, 179 were killed.

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“The searches are aimed at securing additional materials needed in connection with allegations of professional negligence resulting in death or injury,” an official with the special investigation team said.

Police have booked 45 people on charges including professional negligence resulting in death or injury in connection with the accident. Law enforcement authorities are examining whether charges related to a serious civil accident can also be applied.


BY KIM EUN-BIN [lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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