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Renewed search for unrecovered remains from Jeju Air crash halted after protests from families

A renewed search for unrecovered remains from the Jeju Air crash from December 2024 was halted Monday after just one day, after bereaved families protested what they called chaotic field management and a lack of expertise.

2026.4.14

Firefighters remove tarps covering the debris of a Jeju Air passenger plane at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Jan. 13 following its crash on Dec. 29, 2024. [YONHAP]

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

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Families of the victims of last year's Jeju Air crash chant slogans in front of the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Dec. 1, calling for the suspension of a public hearing by the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board and for the body’s independence. [NEWS1]

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.

2025.12.1

The wreckage of a Boeing 737-800 plane operated by Jeju Air lies at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla on Dec. 31. [AP/YONHAP]

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.

2025.8.20

A tail section of Jeju Air's crashed aircraft is tied to a crane at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Jan. 3. [NEWS1]

Jeju Air crash support bill passes out of parliamentary committee

A special bill on support for the survivors and bereaved families of victims of the Jeju Air crash at Muan airport in December has passed out of a key parliamentary committee.

2025.4.7

Aircraft wreckage from a Jeju Air 737-800 that crashed on Dec. 29 being recovered at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Jan. 15.[YONHAP]

Final search efforts at Jeju Air disaster site completed

Additional search efforts at the Jeju Air crash site near Muan International Airport in South Jeolla concluded on Thursday, 19 days after the disaster.

2025.1.16

Visitors pay respect and express their condolences at a memorial altar for victims of the deadly Jeju Air crash in central Seoul on Jan. 5. [YONHAP]

Funerals mostly conclude, but mourning continues for families of Jeju Air disaster

Nearly all the victims of the Jeju Air disaster have been laid to rest as of Wednesday, 10 days after the worst aviation disaster on Korean soil.

2025.1.8

An engine of Jeju Air's crashed Boeing 737-800 is transported by a crane at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Jan. 3. [NEWS1]

Jeju Air crash's flight data recorder off to U.S. NTSB on Monday

The Ministry of Land, Transport and Infrastructure said Friday that a flight data recorder from Jeju Air’s crashed Boeing 737-800 will be shipped to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Monday.

2025.1.3

Soldiers conduct a search mission at the Jeju Air crash site at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Jan. 3. [YONHAP]

Bodies of 42 victims from fatal Jeju Air crash returned to families

A total of 42 bodies of victims from the fatal Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla have been returned to their families as of Friday morning.

2025.1.3

A family member of a Thai victim of the Jeju Air crash places a flower at the crash site at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Tuesday. [JANG JIN-YOUNG]

Jeju Air victims' funerals see delays amid complicated identifications, ongoing probe

Funeral procedures for the victims of the Jeju Air crash were underway Tuesday amid delays caused by ongoing on-site investigations and difficulties confirming victims' identities due to the severe damage to the bodies.

2024.12.31