President Lee urges thorough reinvestigation during visit to 2024 Jeju Air crash site President Lee Jae Myung on Monday visited the site of a 2024 plane crash in southwestern Korea that claimed 179 lives, urging a thorough reinvestigation after the initial probe failed to fully recover the victims' remains. 2026.5.18
Jeju Air crash victims' families find what appear to be human remains Family members of victims from the Jeju Air passenger plane crash found more than 10 items believed to be human remains near the crash site in Muan, South Jeolla, the families’ association of victims said on Sunday. 2026.3.15
One victim's remains, others' belongings discovered following new investigation into Jeju Air crash One set of remains believed to belong to a victim has been discovered during a renewed inspection of debris from the Jeju Air passenger plane crash in 2024. 2026.2.26
Bird study in wake of Jeju Air crash focused on species not linked to tragedy A study of birds around Muan International Airport conducted in the wake of the Jeju Air crash on Dec. 29, 2024, that claimed 179 lives focused on a different species from the one linked to the tragedy. 2026.2.18
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. 2026.1.14
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
‘The funerals were recent’: Dancing Jeju Air employees spark backlash A playful dance video by Jeju Air flight attendants has drawn backlash online, with commenters saying it comes too soon after a deadly crash that killed 179 people. 2025.7.21
15 airport, government employees pulled into Jeju Air crash investigation Fifteen people have been placed under investigation for alleged occupational negligence during the Jeju Air crash last December, the Jeonnam Provincial Police said Saturday. 2025.6.21
![President Lee Jae Myung lays flowers at a memorial altar for victims of the Jeju Air crash on May 18. The accident occurred at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29, 2024. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12575683.jpg?imageId=12575683&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Rescuers work near the wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Jeolla, on Dec. 30, 2024. [REUTERS/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12568269.jpg?imageId=12568269&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Firefighters conduct search operations at the wreckage site of the Jeju Air aircraft at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla, on Dec. 30, 2024. [EPA/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11995110.jpg?imageId=11995110&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that slid off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport lies near a concrete structure it crashed into, in Muan, South Jeolla, on Dec. 30, 2024. [REUTERS/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12142261.jpg?imageId=12142261&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The remains of a Jeju Air aircraft that crashed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Dec. 29, 2024, are pictured on Jan. 3, 2025. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12027307.jpg?imageId=12027307&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![At 9:03 a.m. on Dec. 29, the time of the Jeju Air crash one year earlier, a memorial siren sounds at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Jeolla as bereaved families and attendees bow their heads in silent tribute to the victims. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12205213.jpg?imageId=12205213&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Park In-wook, 69, picks up litter around the fence area close to the runway of Muan International Airport in South Jeolla, where an airplane carrying his families crashed last year, on Dec. 22. [LEE SOO-JUNG]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12388085.jpg?imageId=12388085&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Firefighters conduct search operations at the wreckage site of the Jeju Air aircraft at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla on Dec. 30, 2024. [EPA/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12335675.jpg?imageId=12335675&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Jeju Air employees are seen dancing in a TikTok video uploaded to the airline's official account [SCREEN CAPTURE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11971294.jpg?imageId=11971294&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Fire authorities inspect a site where Jeju Air's Boeing 737-800 aircraft was collided with the concrete embankment six days ago at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12174727.jpg?imageId=12174727&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)